“Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful” (James 5:11 ESV). I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to only consider myself when trials come. Suffering may come […]
“But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense” (2 Chronicles 26:16 ESV). For much of King Uzziah’s life he was faithful to the Lord, and thus blessed by […]
“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin” (John 8:34 ESV). I recently read a scientific article that argued that we have free will because ultimately everyone chooses what they want… People make their decisions based on their desires… But, that’s exactly why the Bible says we don’t […]
Psalm 119:105 (ESV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. God’s Word is like a lighthouse on dark and stormy seas. It brings illumination and guides us onto and down the straight and narrow way. But how? Though it is truth from beginning to end, though it has […]
“For my name’s sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, […]