Wenatchee in the Word

Judges 3:1-11 - Today, we see that God had specific purposes for why He would allow the inhabitants of the land to stay. But Israel instead intermarried with the inhabitants, and it caused problems. As a result, they fell under rule of a wicked king. So, they cried out to God, and God sent them their first judge, a deliverer named Othniel! 

Judges 2:11-23 - Today, we see a synopsis given of what transpires in the rest of the book of Judges. And in it, we see that Israel had a very cyclical relationship with God. They would sometimes serve Him, then they would rebel, then they would find themselves oppressed, then they would turn back to God, only to start the whole cycle again! In today's episode, we see how we can guard from that being the normal way of life for us spiritually. 

Judges 2:1-10 - In today's episode, we see that Israel really enjoyed the benefits of being the people of God, but often disregarded the responsibilities that came along with being His people. As a result, there arose a generation of Israelites that didn't even know God or the things that He had done in the wilderness. 

Judges 1:17-36 - God had a pretty clear command to the children of Israel about the inhabitants of the promised land. They were told to drive them out of the land completely. But we see tribe after tribe fail to do that very thing! And as a result, problems abound for Israel! In this episode, we are reminded that we often do the same thing with sin. But instead of flirting with it, or trusting our own power to fight it, we need to just totally eradicate it from our lives! 

Judges 1:1-16 - When the children of Israel get to the promised land, there are a lot of people who inhabit the land. But it wasn't always like that! In this episode, we unpack the idea that often when we leave where God has called us to be, we have more problems to deal with than if we would have just maintained our walk with Him the entire time! 

John 19:17-42 - In this episode, we track Jesus' being crucified, and we ultimately end up seeing that there were two followers of Jesus that no one knew were His followers. They allowed fear to keep them from being public about Him. Sometimes we do the same thing. But for all that He has done for us, shouldn't we be willing to live in a way that lets others know that we are Christians?

John 18:28-19:16 - Today, we track Jesus' interaction with Pilate, and find that Pilate had a decision to make regarding what he was going to do with Jesus. Ultimately, he made the wrong decisions. But it does beg the question - What will we do with Jesus? 

John 18:12-27 - Today, we see Jesus' trials begin, ultimately leading to false accusations to get Him killed. Amidst these first questionings, Peter is asked by three different people if he is one of Jesus' disciples, and he denies Him all three times, just as Jesus predicted that he would. He failed Jesus! But, we happen to know the rest of the story and realize that even though he failed Him, Jesus' plan for Peter wasn't over. And when we fail Him, we can rest assured that God still desires to use us as well! 

John 18:1-11 - Too often, when we come to situations of life, we act like Peter did in this one. We take matters into our own hands. All the while, the One who can actually change the situation if He wanted to is standing right by us. Instead of trying to force situations ourselves, we should trust in God, the One who can make things happen with merely His words!!

John 17:1-26 - In this chapter, we see Jesus praying. In the course of this prayer, He prays for Himself, His disciples, and even for us! His main prayer request? Unity. He asks God to bring unity to the disciples and to us as His followers today through the truth of His Word. And that by that unity, we would bring glory and honor to our Lord!