Stumbling in the Dark
A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. 1 Peter 2:8 To those who respond in faith, the Stone is “precious,” just as it is precious to God. But to those who reject Jesus Christ as the Messiah, He becomes a stumbling block. Peter compares the response of […]
How Ready are You?
In the 25th chapter of Matthew, Jesus told a sobering parable about 10 virgins waiting for the bridegroom to arrive. They were part of the wedding party waiting to go to the groom’s house which is part of the ceremony. The bride is taken to the groom’s house and they were the welcoming party. At […]
Going Down to Egypt
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horseman, but do not look to the Holy […]
A People in Transition
When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. Joshua 3:3-4 When the Israelites crossed […]
The Righteousness of God
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Romans 3:21-22 The 1st century Jews understood the righteousness of God as being inherently tied to God’s faithfulness to […]
Destroying the Works of the Devil
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. I John 3:8 Scripture tells us that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. (I John 3:8) In Matthew 12, […]
Response to Assault
But an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the harp, Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. I Samuel 19:9-10 […]
Sent Out By God
He called His twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. Matthew 10:1 Jesus sent out the twelve disciples and gave them the authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. (Matthew 10:1) He told them to […]
El Shaddai, Our Fruitfulness
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and […]
Eternity is Set in Our Hearts
There is a nugget tucked in the book of Ecclesiastes: He has made everything beautiful in His time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) Eternity is defined as infinite or unending time; a state to which time […]