Bitter Or Better? In the 70s, Andre Crouch wrote and sang the song Through It All. In the first stanza, we’re told, “…that my trials come to only make me strong.” In the last, “For if I’d never had a problem, I wouldn’t know that He could solve them, I’d never know what faith in God could do.” Today’s title […]
Before, During, or After A book titled “Fearless In The Face Of…Today” should have as its mission statement something along the lines of Paul’s encouragement to the church at Thessalonica: “Therefore, comfort one another with these words.” What are these words? And what is the goal of comfort? Is it not to alleviate or eliminate fear or worry? Consider a […]
Independence From What? Today is the 250th birthday of our country. And while we have accomplished so much more than our founding fathers could have ever envisioned, we have also moved so far away from their motivation to leave England and the driving force to achieve freedom of religion, that they wouldn’t recognize the country we’ve become. The antisemitism, the […]
Holy and Blameless In legalese, not guilty is not the same as innocent. It could just mean that the prosecution didn’t present a compelling case. But in God’s world, today’s title from Ephesians 1:4 means innocent, pure, like it never happened. Jude 24 adds the phrase “blameless with great joy.” I don’t know if you’ve ever appeared before a judge […]
Grace Full God is. That’s the starting point. Many words could be added to this brief complete sentence to try to describe Him. One that I like is “superlative.” The dictionary defines this as “unsurpassed level or extent; surpassing all others.” In my recent time in Scripture, I have come across several words or phrases that that expand on God’s […]
Humility…Emulates Jesus, Pleases God “Your boasting is not good” (1 Cor. 5:6). “Let another praise you and not your own lips” (Prov. 27:2). “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8). I could stop here […]