A Call for Endurance
God calls His people to endurance, by faith, even in the most severe of trials, because His promises are sure and His power is invincible....
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Ezekiel shows us the stunning contrast of spiritual death and God's power. His life-giving power overcomes even hopeless death....
Isaiah challenges us, but we can learn to relish this prophecy. Here's why and how to glean much from the prophet Jesus quoted frequently....
If we consider that the writer of the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles was not Jewish but a Gentile and not a fisherman but a physician who never met Jesus in person (Colossians 4:14), we might expect his gospel to have a somewhat different flavor from the others. Our expectations will not be disappointed...
Kingdoms fall. So what should we do? Wring our hands and weep? It happened to Israel and Judah. What can we learn from their history?...
Our readings this week show that nothing in this world will ever completely satisfy us. But there is One who does fill our souls....
Ever wonder why we read about the failed kings of Israel and Judah? Are there good lessons from bad kingdoms? Yes, indeed! Read on and see....
It is hard to exaggerate all the joy of life in Christ. Do you know what it means to be in Him? This theme runs through Paul's letters....
Mary and I recently took a drive through a scenic part of our rural Virginia county on a beautiful late Spring afternoon. We drove as slowly as was prudent in order to drink in the sights and smells of newly mowed hay fields, wildflowers and honeysuckle, cows and calves, sheep and goats, rolling hills and mountain peaks....
The Bible gives us a rather in depth look at the life of David. We are fortunate in this because there are many great lessons to learn from one whose life would otherwise be an enigma....
God calls His people to endurance, by faith, even in the most severe of trials, because His promises are sure and His power is invincible....
Keep ReadingBeware of confusing God’s apparent slowness to anger with any weakness or ambivalence. He will bring judgment sure and final in His time.[1]...
Keep ReadingSatan is at war with the children of the woman. We are faced with the choice: whose side will we serve? God’s or the dragon’s?...
Keep ReadingThree verbs capture much of what the life in Christ is about for His people of all the earth--walking, serving, fearing. Do they describe you?...
Keep ReadingNo sin is more heinous than the abuse of power stemming from the presumption that God is always on our side. Heed the warning....
Keep ReadingMany learn the hard way that without God’s grace to repent, we will hold onto unbelief until it kills us. Sin is truly a lethal weapon....
Keep ReadingThose who boast proudly before God now will someday learn to keep silence before Him. What should be our attitude toward God?...
Keep ReadingTribulation is real, but it is not the end for God’s people. He promises a final and ultimate restoration for all His elect....
Keep ReadingThe day of wrath is coming, and no one will be spared. Will we prepare to meet our God, as Amos urged? How can we do that?...
Keep ReadingGod’s blessings and warnings to Israel did not make them faithful to Him. Only One can be found who is worthy before God the Father....
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