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Read 2 Corinthians 5:21
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Jesus’ sixth statement on the ...
There are many names for God and Jesus used perhaps one of the most significant names when the Pharisees asked Him who He was. He ... I AM!” (John 8:56-58). Jesus used the personal name of God, "I AM" (Yahweh), revealed in Exodus 3:14. By doing so, Jesus declared He ...
Read Isaiah 51
Marian Anderson, the great contralto who won worldwide acclaim, didn't simply grow great; she ... it was that which kept them humble, honest men and women of God, unwilling to be glorified or idolized.
The next time we're tempted to ...
... 50
I've been giving a lot of thought these days to the subject of God's will. While engaged in a study of that issue recently, I came across a ...
Read 2 Samuel 13:1-30; 18:24-33
Then the man from Ethiopia arrived and said, “I have good news for my lord the ... than he can bear.
If you have taken lightly the grace of God, if you have tiptoed through the corridors of the kingdom, picking and ...
... 15:13–14
For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been ... an imperishable, permanent heaven, our bodies must change. God slips into the grave and miraculously changes the entire structure of the ...
Read 1 Samuel 31:1-13
Behind the great tragedy of Saul’s life is a very interesting analogy—an analogy ... for another who would not otherwise have been included in God’s line of blessing , namely David. Christ’s death graciously opened ... death displayed, in human terms, the foolishness of God. Through the “foolishness” of God’s plan, He brings to pass the ...
... sounded strong and familiar to my ears. It reminded me of the times—now but a memory—we sat together as friends in seminary, ... Christ. But grace opens lives to the wonder and kindness of God.
Here’s how the Apostle Paul addressed the issue:
I am shocked ...
In the past I've heard people say you can never fully comprehend what it's like to ... has flipped around and I'm barely holding on.
God feels far away…a distant spectator in the storm, which now defines my ... Why isn't He nearby? Why isn't he rescuing me? Why can't I move on?
How can life carry on from here? What do I do with myself? Who ...
Recently, I checked the tread on my truck tires. They need replacing so I’ve been researching the ... there ever had been or ever would be any connection between God and Joy. If anything, it was the reverse. I had hoped that the heart of ... whatever circumstances we face—even suffering.
As we move into this wintery season, may I suggest you check the tread on your joy? ...
... tend to get so caught up in a success-and-size race that the primary calling of following Jesus gets lost in the journey. We have ... words:
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, ...
Read Esther 2:1-7
Woven through the tapestry of this wonderful story we find at least three timeless lessons thus far. The first has to do with God’s plan. The second has to do with God’s purposes. And the third has to ...
... in this physical world not to be focused primarily on the material things around us. That’s basically what materialists do. To them ... components. They even go so far as to say there is no God or afterlife.
If you believe that then it’s understandable why you ...
... Revelation 2:4-5
Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. (Matthew 24:12)
It happened in a large, ... a cold heart can be warmed only by the fire of the living God.
I settled back down, stayed quiet, and mused over those thoughts. I ...
... a boomerang. It's not like I'm against giving my worries to God—in fact I do so constantly. The problem is they keep coming back.
At night sleep avoids me, despite ...
Read Numbers 6:24– 26
My darling...
The familiar tune and lyrics from “Fiddler on the Roof” keep me company ... were scratching around to find the place we would fit in God’s family. In a couple of years, we were off to New England for a first ...
... Read Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
"A word fitly spoken," wrote the wise Solomon, "is like apples of gold in settings of silver" (Proverbs ... us, at least for an instant, to the throne room of God; another set of words ignites lust, tempting us to visit the house of a ...
... still happen today? Some say they happen all around us all the time. Others deny their existence completely and say there are no real MSW. ... criteria of miracle as a suspension of natural law to fulfil God’s purposes.
You believe God still does MSW today but you don’t ...
Dear friend,
Do you remember back to the early days of the pandemic how people around the world would applaud ... hospitality and service together. “I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you…” (Romans 1:8; Ephesians 1:16; ... Colossians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2). “I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you…” (1 Corinthians ...
On January 20, 2017 our neighbour to the south inaugurated their 45 th president, Donald J. Trump. Many who voted ... looked for an ultimate deliverer, called the Messiah, whom God promised would save them from their oppressors.
While we do need ... need. The only one who can ultimately meet human need is God’s promised One, the Messiah.
Scripture reveals Jesus as this ...
