This theme, which is so central to scripture, can be seen in Psalm 67:
Psalm 67:1-2 NIV
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us— so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
The "so that" is the key.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Real Love is God's Love for Us.
This is real love - not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
1 John 4:10, NLT
1 John 4:10, NLT
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Command to have a Blow-out Party with the Tithe
This has always made me think:
Led me to comment recently on a post with an idea for throwing a big party for the community, with a beer garden!
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 "Youshall surely
tithe
all
the produce
from
what
you sow
, which comes
out of the field
every
year
. 23. "You shall eat
in the presence
of the LORD
your God
,
at the place
where
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He chooses
to establish
His name
, the tithe
of your grain
, your new
wine
, your oil
, and the firstborn
of your herd
and your flock
, so
that you may
learn
to fear
the LORD
your God
always
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. 24. "If
the
distance
is so great
for you that you are not able
to
bring
the tithe, since
the place
where
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the LORD
your God
chooses
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to set
His name
is too far
away from you when
the LORD
your God
blesses
you, 25. then you shall
exchange
it for money
, and bind
the money
in your hand
and go
to the place
which
the LORD
your God
chooses
. 26. "You may spend
the money
for whatever
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your
heart
desires
: for oxen
, or sheep
, or wine
, or strong
drink
, or whatever
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your
heart
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desires
; and
there
you shall eat
in the presence
of the LORD
your God
and rejoice
, you and your household
. 27. "Also you shall not neglect
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the Levite
who
is in your
town
,
for he has
no
portion
or inheritance
among
you. 28. "
At the end
of every third
year
you shall bring
out all
the tithe
of your produce
in that year
, and shall deposit
it in your
town
. 29. "The Levite
,
because
he has
no
portion
or inheritance
among
you, and
the alien
, the
orphan
and the widow
who
are in your
town
, shall come
and
eat
and be satisfied
, in order
that
the LORD
your God
may bless
you in all
the work
of your hand
which
you do
.
Led me to comment recently on a post with an idea for throwing a big party for the community, with a beer garden!
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