D. L. Moody made this observation in his sermon “Sowing and Reaping” based on Galatians 6:7-8. (Here is the first chapter to whet your appetite: Chapter 1: Sowing and Reaping) One of the definitions of casual is “unpremeditated or offhand”. A definition of the second word, causal, is “of, involving, or constituting a cause”. It’s […]

In Psalm 62:4, David tells of folks plotting to take him down (it could have been Absalom, II Sam. 15-18, but we are not told): They only consult to cast [him] down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. David wisely responds by silently waiting […]

If the children of Israel were asked this question during the events of Deuteronomy 1:19-28, they would have answered in the affirmative. Moses gives this narrative in verses 26-28: Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God; and you complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the […]

In speaking of God’s discipline, the writer of Hebrews quotes from Proverbs 3:11-12: And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every […]