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Exp God, Aug 22 – The Meek
[5] God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. (Mt 5:5 NLTse)
…meekness is that of a stallion that has been brought into subjection to its master. Whereas it once fought against any attempt to bring it under control, resisting direction with all its strength, now it yields its will to its master…
…For the Christian, meekness requires submitting our will to the Master. Meekness is not submitting to everyone around us; it is taking our direction from God. Meekness means that we do not have to defend our rights, but we allow the Lord to defend us. Meekness means a life that is submissive to the Holy Spirit, giving Him the freedom to make any changes He knows are necessary…
…When we doubt the Father, we tend to act in our own strength, rather than relying on His power. Jesus said that in relinquishing control over our lives to God, we will gain life in abundance!
Exp God, Aug 21 – Hunger and Thirst
[6] God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, *for they will be satisfied. (Mt 5:6 NLTse) …Each Christian has an inner longing that only Christ’s righteousness can satisfy. But we cannot be filled with righteousness if we are filled with self… …Our selfishness will be replaced by the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, […]
Exp God, Aug 20 – Those Who Mourn
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Mt 5:4 NLTse) God wants us to experience His joy ( Jn 15:11). Yet we cannot experience His joy until we have mourned over our sin. If we do not grieve over the weight of our sin, we have no concept of sin’s devastating power… […]
Exp God, Aug 19 – The Poor in Spirit
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Mt 5:3 The Bible presents many paradoxes that challenge our human way of thinking. We think of the poor as possessing very little, yet Jesus said the riches of heaven belong to the poor in spirit. Self-reliance robs us of God’s good […]
Cringly: Is cyber insurance AAA for data or another back door?
Comments from Cave Painter August 4, 2013 at 10:10 pm …what about all the pieces of code in between the customer and my server? What about the operating system and support applications on the machine hosting my application? What about the embedded microcode in the chip that implements the higher level abstraction that is the CPU […]
Exp God, Aug 9 – Put Away Evil
…you will purge this evil from among you. (Dt 22:21b NLTse) It is a dangerous and costly mistake not to take temptation seriously. The sad testimony of many who have succumbed to sin’s enticements is that they thought they were strong enough to remain in the midst of temptation and resist it. God requires that […]
Mainstreaming Special-Ed
Tuesday, August 06, 2013 6:21 AM Posted: August 5, 2013, 3:38 pm – Last updated: August 5, 2013, 10:51 pm From <http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/?p=14866> … I start with the proposition that the first thing to do is to repeal the Individuals with Disabilities and the Education for all Handicapped Children Acts. The matter should be returned to […]
Mainstreaming Special-Ed (Continued)
(From Jerry Pournelle’s blog, Chaos Manor) Wednesday, August 07, 2013 6:25 AM This exchange was in last night’s mail: Childless Taxpayers Funding Schools It is a common misconception that it is somehow unfair for childless people to pay taxes that fund schools. In fact, everyone who pays school taxes is simply re-paying the cost of their […]
Exp God, Aug 7 – Now!
Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Mt 8:21 Often our struggle as Christians is not in deciding whether we should obey Christ but in obeying immediately… …the concerns of this life were competing for priority with obedience to God. Timing our obedience is crucial. […]
Exp God, Aug 1 – A Loyal Heart
…The question is not whether God is looking for His people, but whether His people are seeking Him…