“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.” 1 Peter 2:1 December 16, 2022 Name that sin. It is one which too often goes without rebuke or repentance. It is a form of lying. It does damage to the reputation of another person. Its prevalence is a mark […]
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 December 15, 2022 Imagine being at war with God. It wouldn’t be a fair fight. However, such
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“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9.6 December 14, 2022 The puzzling portrait of the coming Messiah is painted progressively in the Old Testament.
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“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 December 13, 2022 A conquering battle champion. That’s what He will be. This is the child upon
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 December 12, 2022 God has painted a portrait of His Messiah in vivid colors in Isaiah. But
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“How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” Psalm 13:1 December 9, 2022 You know the feeling. It is a sense of being cut off from others. Primarily it is a matter of the mind, not geography. A longing for the company of others can
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“O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.” Psalm 38:9 December 8, 2022 “Be persuaded, then, that God does not make light of your pain. I am comforted in my suffering in the thought that God knows all about it, and feels for it too. Sympathy is a
“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.” 1 John 4:2 December 7, 2022 We live in a world filled with people who tell lies about God. It is only by means of the all-sufficient Word of God that lies
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“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.’” Exodus 16:4 December 6, 2022 Remember those tests we took in
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1 December 5, 2022 Movies that seek to hide the real identity of the
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