I have to admit something to my shame. I never read the book of Isaiah until 2017. Oh, I read and even memorized a few verses, but I was afraid to tackle the book, thinking it would be too difficult. I almost missed this treasure in God’s Word! It is long and sometimes confusing, and …
What does Unequally Yoked mean? Is dating someone who doesn’t share your beliefs really such a big deal? Actually, yes. 2 Corinthians 6:14 is the oft-cited verse calling believers to be “equally yoked”. But many believers fail to see why this command from the Apostle Paul is so important. Others disregard it completely. Being equally yoked …
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Nehemiah 3:1-32 Nehemiah 3 is an account of how the wall of Jerusalem was rebuilt, who did the rebuilding, and which family built which part. In fact that is basically how the entirety of the chapter is laid out. This family rebuilt the wall from here to here and beside them these people were there and …
What does the Bible present to us, through the whole range of redemptive history — from beginning to end — as the way God relates to Satan’s will? I don’t want to speculate. I want Bible verses. I want Bible statements about how God relates to Satan, and then maybe seeing enough ways that God …
Satan Always Asks Permission – Seven Ways God Reigns over Evil Read More »
There are many religious traditions, even Christian church denominations, where God is not represented as a friendly person. He’s stern, angry, or just plain mean. I have to admit that I thought about God in exactly those kinds of terms. Then when I was presented the gospel, it came as a shock to be told …
I heard the story of two friends who were camping in the woods. As they were having their morning coffee, they heard rustling in the bushes. Coming toward them at full speed was a very large grizzly bear with a very hungry look on his face. One of them started pulling on his running shoes. …
You really don’t have to travel far to discover just how much God loves diversity and variety. Think about it: God made over 300,000 species of beetles. Now some might call that creative overkill. But God loves variety. Did you know that in one cubic foot of snow there are 18 million individual snowflakes and not …
Earlier in my life, I struggled terribly with inferiority. Inadequacy, insufficiency, incompetence, and deficiency are just a few words to express the feelings that tried to master my self-image. Today I want to share what I learned from my experience with that struggle, as well as a great truth I found in my studies of …
You Are A Divine Design — Stop Comparing Yourself To Others! Read More »
. . . that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.—Ephesians 6:19 The word “mystery” means beyond human knowledge or understanding. God’s mysteries baffle the unbelieving, but bless the believer. The mystery of righteousness, like some of the other great mysteries of God, we cannot comprehend, but we …
What does the symbol of the Cross mean to you? To many people, the Cross is merely an archaic emblem. To others, the Cross invokes feelings of guilt or confusion. Some churches even see it as a hindrance to attracting nonbelievers. Yet the early believers chose the Cross as their symbol for a special reason. …