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Deuteronomy 8 is a fascinating and very significant passage of Scripture. The chapter speaks of God’s faithfulness and supernatural provision for Israel during their 40 years in the wilderness as they waited to possess their inheritance. He gave them water from rocks and manna from heaven (verses 15-16)! Their clothing and shoes didn’t wear out, their feet didn’t swell (verse 4). He was now about to give them their promised inheritance, a good and plentiful land:

The Hebrew verb paga is fascinating in the sense that this one word is used to describe several very different activities. The basic concept of paga is “coming into contact with or meeting.” The meeting can be between people, animals, or even inanimate objects, such as two people’s lands meeting to form a boundary. Any type of meeting can be paga,(1) and the meeting can be good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant, intentional or accidental. Here are some other examples of the way

Over time, the verb “make” has evolved from a word indicating basic action to forming numerous idiomatic expressions representing success, survival, and other activities. For example, “making ends meet” means having enough income to meet all needs/pay all the bills, and “making money” means earning it. In the southern half of the country, many people dropped the “g” and shortened “making” to “makin,” as in “makin’ ends meet.” Southerners actually drop the “g” in many words,

Encouragement is an important subject. Paul frequently spoke of encouraging others and of receiving encouragement. A believer in the early church named Joseph was actually nicknamed Barnabas by his fellow believers - which means “son of encouragement” - because of his encouraging heart and nature (Acts 4:36). Moses was twice told by God to encourage Joshua regarding his future ministry (Deuteronomy 1:38 and 3:28).

At a speech yesterday (October 7) in Athens, Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: “Today, we find ourselves at a crossroads. The next decade will write the story of the next century. The course we take will determine whether the West maintains its place at the head of the world, or resigns itself to a future of atrophy, servitude, and decline.”(1) Those of us who have been declaring the significance of this season don’t find Secretary Rubio’s statement surprising. W

America’s turnaround began years ago. God is way ahead of the times, seeing and declaring the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10). He is the only one who doesn’t start at the beginning. God starts at the end, backs up to the beginning, and implements His plan. This means He is never caught by surprise or off guard. It also means He knows how He will solve problems…before they even manifest!