Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Incarnation Of Christ
The Inspired Word of God from the Apostle Paul: Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in...
Hanukkah Begins
It was now winter and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade. Circa 32 AD, John 10:22-23 NLT Today begins the eight day Hanukkah observance (sometimes...
Third Sunday Of Advent | Augustus And Herod
At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because...
Even Though, Yet I Will |6
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, yet I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Adapted Life is full of trials and troubles. Each of us face different demons and afflictions. Our God is a...
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Even though we have been beaten, put in jail, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, stayed awake through sleepless nights of watching, and gone without food, yet we will stand true to the Lord whether others honor us or despise us, whether they criticize us or...
Even Though, Yet I Will | 4
Mordecai sent back this answer to Esther: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s...
Even Though, Yet I Will |3
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and He will deliver us from Your Majesty’s...
Even Though, Yet I Will |2
The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Even though an army encamps against me, though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. Psalm 27:1-3, Adapted King David was no stranger to attacks from foreign enemies, or from enemies within. In this...
Even Though, Yet I Will | 1
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be...
Second Sunday Of Advent | Gabriel
And the angel said to Zechariah, "Do not be afraid. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John." Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her years.” The...
A Juggling Delusion
There is a reason we cannot do two things at once, effectively. Creation (existence) is binary. Off or on. Yes or no. All synchronistic maybes ultimately dissolve into a binary 1 or 2. This or something else. All or nothing. Alive or dead. Life is not meant to be...
Fear Of The Lord
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy is understanding. The words of a wise person are gracious. The talk of a fool self-destructs. He starts out talking nonsense and ends up spouting insanity and evil. Proverbs 9:10, Ecclesiastes...
A Prayer For The Morning
Let all that I am praise the Lord. With my whole heart I will praise His holy name. Let all that I am bring honor and glory to the Lord. May I never forget the good things He does for me. He forgives my sins, redeems me from death, and crowns me with love and tender...
Worldview
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were created through Him, and without Him not one thing came into being. John 1:1-3 NRSV. A worldview is only as valid as its account of truth...
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
"As we forgive those who trespass against us" (Matthew 6:12). They are a child of God doing the very best they know how. You have not been called as a judge. Cut them some slack. Forgive them as you have been forgiven.
Forgiveness
I don't know about you, but God has extended me such unimaginable grace, that there is nothing I can not forgive of my fellow man. Matthew 18: 22-35 (The Parable of The Unforgiving Servant). Forgive them as you have been forgiven. Matthew 6: 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)
First Sunday Of Advent | Zechariah, Elizabeth, and John
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of...
A Prayer For The Morning
Bring joy to God in the morning. Pray His Word back to Him. Psalm 100Sing to the Lord, all the world. Worship the Lord with joy. Come before Him with happy songs. Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we belong to Him; we are His people, we are His flock....
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