The Testing of Your Faith and Freedom: The Link
“How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,but he will be saved out of it. “‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will break the...
From Trials to Usefulness in the Bible
. . . caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cumin with a stick. Grain must be ground to make bread. . . Isaiah 28: 27a, 28b. This passage alludes to how spices...
The Israelites in the Desert: How to Get Out Faster
“The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into...
God’s Faithfulness- How Does He Express It?
“Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land” Isaiah 28:22. Isaiah was a powerful prophet who lived in the...
Meaning of Genesis 3 15: Crushing the Serpent’s Head
“. . . he [humans] will crush your [the serpent’s] head, and you will strike his heel” Genesis 3:15b. This short passage is part of the curse God pronounced upon the serpent in the Garden...
If You’re a Suffering Christian Read This!
“A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother” Proverbs 29:15. This verse is talking about the discipline of children, but I believe it can also apply to...
If You’re Heart is Hard, You’ll Give Up When Life Gets Hard
When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do” Exodus 24:3. I think it’s interesting that the Israelites always said they’d...
God’s Discipline: That’s Life
“Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father” Hebrew 12:7? This verse tells us to endure hardship as God’s discipline. In other words,...
The Narrow Road and Self-Control in the Bible
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads...
Yeast in the Bible: Mixing Process No Fun
Again he [Jesus] asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough...