How Does God Restore Your Wasted Years?
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust,the other locusts and the locust swarm—my great army that I sent among you” Joel 2:25. This passage out of...
Category: God’s Redemptive Nature
The Link: Dew of Heaven and Earth’s Richness
“May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness—an abundance of grain and new wine” Genesis 27:28. This verse comes from the passage of scripture where Isaac one the patriarchs, gives his eldest son’s (Esau)...
Jesus and Peter are Still Tight
“When they had done so [put out into deep water at Jesus’ bidding], they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. . . and filled both boats so...
Fiery Trials and God’s Faithfulness
“ So these men. . . were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. . . Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most...
I Don’t Feel Blessed When I’m Poor in Spirit
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn,for they will be comforted. . . Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for...
The Testing of Abraham: When God Doesn’t Make Sense
“Some time later God tested Abraham. . . He said to him[later], ‘Abraham! Do not lay a hand on the boy[Isaac],’ he said. ‘Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear...
Peter Sifted as Wheat: Why Jesus Allowed It
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” Luke 22: 31, 32. Why Did Jesus Let Peter Get Sifted? So,...
Wait For It. . .Blessed Are Those Who Hunger Now
“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. . . Woe to you who laugh now, for you...
Why Did Jesus Call Judas Friend?
“Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: ‘The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.’ Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, ‘Greetings, Rabbi!’ and kissed him. Jesus replied, ‘Do what you came for,...
The Afflictions (Opportunities) of the Righteous
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” Psalm 34:19. I think one reason a righteous person has many afflictions is because the Lord wants to teach us...