Archive for February, 2005
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8
Micah 6:8 puts it pretty simply, “…Walk humbly with your God.” What a simple statement. What a simple request. We often make [...]
We Win…We Win…We Win… These are the final words in the end. In Micah 4-5, and Isaiah 40 God talks about how in the end of times he will restore the nation of Israel and his people. God has already determined he and his people will win in the end. This [...]
It seems very fitting that the very last Psalm speaks about giving praise to God. As Christ-followers we are very quick to come to God when we have needs, we are quick to come to God with our requests, we are even quick to come to God to praise him when when prayers are answered [...]
As I read these first two chapters of Matthew, it strikes me at the number of times the author points back to Old Testament predictions that were fulfilled by the coming and early life of Christ. Jesus was born of a virgin, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Jesus was called out of Egypt, Jesus was [...]
Each day as I drive to work, I take a few minutes to look out over the farm fields, skyline, wooded patches and other scenery. As I do this I cannot help but think of the glory and majesty of God and his creation. Psalm 148 talked about how everything praises God. This praise comes [...]
“For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:8
The Apostle Paul truly had a heart for people. His only passion was to see others come to know Jesus. In this verse he goes as far as to say he can truly live because people God placed before [...]
“We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.” – 1 Thessalonians 8
This verse makes me think of how “Christian” want to “share” the Gospel, but not their lives. I have come [...]
“Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts.” – Psalm 145:4
Do you know any parents who have said something like this, “I believe in God, but I don’t want to influence my children. They have the right to grow up and determine their own beliefs.” I have always thought this was one of [...]
