When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 32:1 NLT) God often […]
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“Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.” (Job 38: 2-3 NLT) Talk about bombing a test. God is about to ask Job sixty-six questions, none of which he can answer. Sometimes for God to reveal himself […]
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him……. (Luke 24:31 NLT) They looked at me like I was from the Moon. Have you ever tried to communicate something to a child or a student, or even an adult, and you get that blank look? The expression, which said, what language are you speaking? God truths […]
Elihu continued speaking: “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God! I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge. (Job 36: 1-2, 4 NLT) Job’s Suffering A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Wisdom is the loving use of what […]
Elihu continued speaking: “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God! I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge. (Job 36: 1-2, 4 NLT) Job’s Suffering A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Wisdom is the loving use […]
Fiery Trials You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver melted in a crucible. (Psalms 66:10 NLT) Life at times, even for a Christian, can seem difficult. Often, life’s burdens can feel too overwhelming to bear. In spite of this, trials have a refining effect on our lives, and in the end are […]
Later Simon and the others went out to find him. They said, “Everyone is asking for you.” (Mark 1:36 NLT) Jesus is becoming a star. His disciples find him spending time with his Father and tell him that everybody is clamoring for him. His response; The Lord packs his bags and moves to a different […]
Donald J. Trump When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. (Genesis 48:17 NIV) Joseph thought his father, Jacob, was making a mistake in blessing Ephraim, the younger son, first, before […]
But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so; then you may go.” (Genesis 24:55 NIV) This reply came when Abraham’s servant, who had traveled to his master’s homeland to find a wife for his son, Isaac. The question at hand was not if Rebekah should […]
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there. (Genesis 11:31 NIV) Abram, who would become Abraham, the father of […]