What Does it Mean to Humble Yourself?
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may lift you up in due time” 1 Peter 5:6. The book of 1 Peter is largely about suffering. The apostle Peter wrote...
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...
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...
Fighting the Giants in Canaan Then and Now
“And they [the spies] spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of...
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...
Where is Jesus in The Storm?
“That day when evening came, he [Jesus] said to his disciples, ‘Let us go over to the other side [of the lake, in a boat]’. . . A furious squall came up, and the waves...
The Israelites in the Wilderness Refused Grace
“But the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are’ Numbers 13:31 In this post, we will hopefully learn a little about why...
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...