“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” 1 John 3:16 February 14, 2024 Walking into a grocery store the day before Valentine’s Day is visually dazzling. Balloons, flowers, strawberries, and candy offer a chorus of “buy me.” That’s […]
“Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.” Matthew 27:3 February 13, 2024 As human beings we all change our minds. That is not news, but when Judas “changed his mind,” that tells us
“As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.” Psalm 42:1 February 12, 2024 Because we are sinners we are born orphans wanting to know who our Father is. The tragedy is that the search for God and meaning in life goes after false gods. Idolatry it is called.
“For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” Matthew 25:29 February 9, 2024 Jesus used short stories to teach and motivate. They are called parables. His men had lessons to learn, as we
“33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,…escaped the edge of the sword…some were tortured…some were killed with the sword.” Hebrews 11:33-34, 37 February 8, 2024 We do not have to look long or far for the false gods our age. One of those is the god of
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“O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?” Habakkuk 1:2 February 7, 2024 The prophet Habakkuk had two problems. He has cried out to God. “Why must the righteous suffer, while the wicked flourish?” Does God not care? Evil
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“And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.” 1 Samuel 28:6 February 6, 2024 God can be silent in times of our desperation and for good reason. King Saul had been rejected by God because he had rejected the word of
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“God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!” Psalm 83:1 February 5, 2024 There are times when God is silent. To the atheist this is not a problem, for if there is no God why expect Him to speak or show up in some special way? But to
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“Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water….And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, ‘What shall we drink?’” Exodus 15:22, 24 February 2, 2024 After only a few days in the wilderness, with water
“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”Psalm 34:8 February 1, 2024 Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God. Certainly we must know about those qualities of God which constitute who He is. It has been truthfully said that, “To get to
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