Faith Tested
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory, and […]
Trusting God’s Deliverance
“The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with You.” I Samuel 17:37 David had seen God come to his aid when he kept his father’s sheep. When […]
Guilty as Charged
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… Romans 3:22-23 Paul addresses the deliberate nature of mankind in disobedience and rebellion against God. I often wonder how Paul would be received today. He […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]