O death, where is your victory?  O death, where is your sting? (1 Corinthians 15:55 NLT Some say that all fear comes from the fear of death.  Whether you are rich or poor, great or small, we all have to deal with the last great enigma, death.  Jesus Christ gave us victory once and for […]

“Aaron saw how excited the people were, so he built an altar in front of the calf. Then he announced, “Tomorrow will be a festival to the Lord!” (Exodus 32:5 NLT) Aaron tried to have God partake in their idolatry.  He took what was unholy and wanted to give it a semblance of being holy. […]

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39 NLT)   We are commanded in this portion of Scripture to love God and our neighbor.  […]

  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (Romans 8:28 NLT) Human nature craves certainty and predictability, but Covid-19 has the world anxious because we are uncertain and unable to predict the future.  God is […]

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.  (Exodus 16:4 NLT) […]

But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. (Galatians 1:15-16a)  A common mission statement among many churches and Christian organizations is to know God and […]

“Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!”  (Luke 19:38 NLT) “Be Thou My Vision” is a Christian hymn of Irish origin.  The words are based on a poem attributed to a sixth-century Irish poet and Priest, Saint Dallan Forgaill, who had gone blind. […]

But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.  “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”  (Genesis 48:17-18 NLT) God’s sovereign will does not […]

Then Job replied to the Lord: “I know that you can do anything, and no one can stop you. You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me. (Job 42:1-3 NLT)   People have read Job for centuries […]

Jacob named the place Peniel (which means “face of God”), for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.” (Genesis 32:30 NLT) Jacob Wrestling with God Jacob came face to face with God, and he was finally changed by grace. Jacob means the “supplanter” or the deceiver. His […]