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 […]

Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. (Nehemiah 3:5 NKJV)   When Nehemiah was building the wall around Jerusalem, a short statement is recorded, which should speak volumes to us about the value of work. I once led a discipleship training […]

The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. (Genesis 6:5-6 NLT)   These two Bible verses record […]

But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. (2 Peter 3:8 NLT) It was during the 1970s when a book called “The Late Great Planet Earth” by Hal Lindsay was popular. We all expected Lord’s return […]