Seek His Face
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” – Psalm 27:8 A few days ago, God used the lyrics of a song in my weekly church service to convict my heart: In the morning when I rise to meet you In the morning when I lift […]
Fruit of Christian Living
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say of yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I […]
The Head and the Tail
The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is upon all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter. Isaiah 34:2 Throughout the book of Isaiah, the prophet condemns the leadership of the people. In Isaiah 10, the lawmakers issued “oppressive decrees” and withheld justice. The elders […]
The Creative Godhead
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” Genesis 1:26 Elohim, Creator God, by His spoken […]
The Grace of God
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me […]
The Just Judge
God “will give to each person according to what he has done.” To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, here will be wrath and anger. Romans 2:6-8 God’s judgment […]
Powerful Witnesses
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 In the gospel of John, Jesus promises to send His Holy Spirit when He leaves earth to go back […]
Acknowledging God’s Greatness
Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him this favor in the presence of this man. Nehemiah 1:11 Nehemiah models prayer for us in a compelling way. His prayer […]
Heaven Is Reality
In 1945, C.S. Lewis published the novel, The Great Divorce, and explored thoughts on heaven and hell. In the story a bus of people from “grey town,” a joyless, monotonous, isolating place, – meant to be hell – take an excursion to the outskirts of heaven. As the bus breaks through the grim rain clouds […]
A Love for God’s Word
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. Psalm 119:97-99 Psalm 119 is a devotional on the Word of God. The […]