Rebuilding Ancient Ruins
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Isaiah 58:12 The Lord promised in Isaiah 58 to satisfy His people in a sun-scorched land and to restore Jerusalem, His holy city. He is the Repairer […]
Trust in God to Know What is Best
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 Learning to trust that God knows what is best for me has been the turning point of my faith. Believing that Elohim, my Creator, knows exactly what I need and when I need it has been life-changing. […]
The Promise of the Counselor
If you love me, you will obey what I command. I will ask the Father and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of truth. John 14:15 Jesus tells his disciples that He will not leave them as orphans when He goes to the cross. He promises […]
Revelation of the Cross
From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began […]
Rejoicing in God’s Word
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is sacred to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law. Nehemiah said, “Go and […]
Invasive Species
Are there any invasive species planted in your heart? An invasive species is an introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Non-native species are plants and animals living in areas where they do not naturally exist. Think for example of the kudzu vines that have ravaged the Appalachian region, […]
Signs of the End of the Age
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves some out, you know that summer is near. Matthew 24:32 Jesus warned the disciples to beware of people who claim to be the “Christ.” He also told them to watch for signs that point to His […]
Doing God’s Will
Peter and the other apostles replied: We must obey God rather than men! Acts 5:29 The apostles were brought before the Sanhedrin, the supreme Jewish court consisting of 70 to 100 men. Imagine the scene: the members of the Sanhedrin sitting in a semicircle, backed by three rows of disciples of the “learned men,” […]
Misunderstanding Grace
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Romans 6:1-2 We have been justified through faith in Jesus Christ and now stand under the shadow of His grace. We are able to […]
Joshua’s Faithful Response
…the Lord said to Joshua, “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the Land I am about to give to them…As I was with Moses so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:1-5 […]