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  • Biblical Principle #153: Moses Asked to See God

    Biblical Principles List Principle Moses asked to see God. Explanation After the golden calf incident, when Moses separated himself from Israel’s encampment, Moses met with GOD at his tent. There, Moses, seemingly exasperated with the weight of his mission and Israel’s stubbornness, asked for GOD to reveal Himself to Moses. 12 Then Moses said to…

  • Biblical Principle #73: God is Our Reward

    Biblical Principles List Principle God is the reward of the faithful. Explanation In GOD’s third recorded interaction with Abraham, GOD told Abraham that He Himself would be Abraham’s reward: 1 After these things the Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield and…

  • 5 Reasons Quiet Time is Valuable (Why We Need Solitude)

    In recent years, I have become increasingly fond of the sound of quiet. The pace of life in Western culture seems to outrun our ability to keep up. At times, we just need to unplug and shut it all down. Furthermore, as a parent, the noise my kids produce has made me even more fond…

  • Whose Glory are You Chasing? (A heart check when pursuing success)

    Most people want to be successful. Very few people, if any, ever set out to fail. But it is very important for us to understand our motivations for our various pursuits. Whenever I start something new, I try and ask myself: “What is my end goal here?” When we start a new pursuit—a career, hobby,…

  • December 29 – Revelation (part 3)

    Reading Rev. 8:7-13:18 Devotional The seven angels sounded their trumpets, one after another, and various events occurred following each trumpet sound. Each of these events was some form of suffering or death for people on the earth, and the descriptions of these events closely resemble the ten plagues GOD sent on Pharaoh in Moses’ days.…

  • December 28 – Revelation (part 2)

    Reading Rev. 4:1-8:6 Devotional Chapters 4-5 of Revelation are my favorite passages in all the Bible—and the text from which the name of my Web site (chasingalion.com) originated. In these two chapters, we get a glimpse into the beauty and majesty that is present in heaven, in GOD’s throne room. The vision begins with John…

  • December 23 – The Roles of Christ

    Reading Heb. 1:1-6:12 Devotional Today we begin a three-day look at the book of Hebrews. This letter gets its name from the fact that it is clearly written to Christians with a Jewish background. We do not know the writer, the exact time it was written, nor the exact people to whom it was written.…

  • October 28 – Jesus’ Strong Rebukes

    Reading Luke 11:37-54; 12:1-59; 13:1-17 Devotional Jesus is very much a loving Person. He is GOD and GOD is love (1 John 4:8). Jesus demonstrated His great love and compassion every day He walked the earth, healing and teaching others, giving of Himself. It is equally important that we recognize that Jesus was very direct…

  • September 5 – Ezekiel’s Vision of a New Temple (Part 1)

    Reading Eze. 40:1-49; 41:1-26; 42:1-20; 43:1-27; 44:1-3 Devotional Twelve years after Ezekiel’s last message from GOD, the LORD appeared to him in a vision and took him to Israel and set him on a high mountain. A man who looked like bronze appeared next to Ezekiel. The man had a measuring stick in his hand.…

  • August 16 – GOD Shows Ezekiel Israel’s Idolatry

    Reading Eze. 8:1-11:25 Devotional In the year 591 B.C., 6 years since Ezekiel arrived in Babylon, he was sitting in his house along with the elders of Judah when GOD spoke to Ezekiel in a vision. The LORD appeared to Ezekiel the same as He had previously the first time He spoke to Ezekiel, when…