JJ25 #10 – Glory

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. (Exodus 40:34-35) The ultimate seal of approval. Some of us still have the wrong idea of why God is […]

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Success

Follow One Course Until Success (Part 5 of the FOCUS series. Part one can be read here. Part two can be read here. Part three can be read here. Part four can be read here.) What does success look like? It is not always as it appears. A King of one army clearly gains victory […]

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Well Deserved

There is some innate sense of when something is deserved. A friend and I were watching a football match recently. Two teams faced each other. The away team had a great record going into the match and were said to be the favourites for the match. They gave indications as to why they should have […]

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Worth Admiring

Their allure is great at the start. The fire burns fierce. Then it ebbs, then it flickers, then it peters out. It was worth something at the start, but lost its value over time. Some would evoke feelings for it as though it was something grand, something brilliant, something with such an essence that drew […]

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Gloriously Triumphant

When you’ve been oppressed by the superpower of the day. When they have taken umbrage at your efforts for liberation and sent their mighty forces to bring you back in. When all of this is upon you, it’s understandable that you can feel a little anxious. When you’ve been oppressed by financial and mental pressures […]

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Psalm 96 – Invitation to Splendour

It’s an interesting invitation, isn’t it. Come and enjoy something majestic, brilliant, breathtaking, outstanding, utterly remarkable, extraordinary, extremely superb in every way of which terms like beauty and splendour barely scratch the surface of that which you behold with all your senses.  It’s interesting, because that’s not always the way praise and worship of God […]

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Sam’s 1st Epic 04 – Ichabod

She named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.  And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.” (1 Samuel 4:21, 22 ESV) Any cheery, happy-go-lucky, ‘always look […]

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