His Powerful Word
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The earth was formless, empty, and dark. […]
God’s Workings Through Ordinary People
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” I Samuel 16:7 In I Samuel 16:1-7, we read that God looks […]
Restoration of God’s Kingdom on Earth
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the garden, the consequence was separation from God. They had enjoyed fellowship with God, but because of their sin, […]
The Majesty of God
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. Psalm 8:1 When the prophet Isaiah had a vision of God seated on His throne, he was undone. God’s majesty and His holiness caused him to cry out, Woe to me! I am ruined! For […]
Fighting the Opposition
Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. I Samuel 17:36 As Christians, we are enlisted in God’s army and we take our orders from our Commander-in-Chief. He has called us to “advance His […]
Words Matter
“Words are powerful; take them seriously. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” ~Matthew 12:37 As I began to prepare for this week’s lesson, Taming the Tongue, I asked the Lord to tune my ears to the right channel, to His channel. I asked Him to highlight […]
Salvation Through Faith
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you, who through faith […]
Our Response to Others
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12-13 The three tribes (the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh) had to leave their place of rest east of the Jordan, which had already […]
Effective Gospel
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those […]
God Anoints His Leaders
So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; he is he one.” I Samuel 16:12 The word anoint comes from the Hebrew word masah, which means to “anoint, smear, consecrate.” It occurs approximately 70 times in the […]