"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
It began on an ordinary night in a little town called Bethlehem, of the province of Judea, of the nation of Israel, roughly 2000 years ago. Here, a child would be born to a young couple of little means or reputation. Because there was no available lodging in that city, His birth would take place […]
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It is once again the “Christmas Season”, a season that historically centered on the celebration of Jesus Christ, and His coming into this world some 2000 years ago. We see in front of churches, homes and in city squares representations of His humble birth in a stable, with Him lying in a manger below the
We live in a competitive world. Men and women compete for positions of power and influence in nations, states and cities. They compete for championships, both team and individual, in sports, and for awards and honors in the entertainment field. And although most of them provide little benefit to us directly, we praise and exalt
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The setting is the inner belly of an extremely large fish. It is an inescapable prison soon to be the tomb of an Old Testament prophet named Jonah, unless God graciously and miraculously intervenes (Jonah 1:17). Jonah got himself into this predicament after blatantly and purposefully disobeying the LORD’s call to him to go to Nineveh,
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I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 Grace – the free and lavish expression of the goodness of the LORD is the most glorious doctrine/truth in the Bible other than the doctrine of God himself. Apart
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I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 In my previous post I looked at King David’s many proclamations throughout the Book of Psalms of the goodness of the LORD in general, as well as his innumerable
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“I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living” Psalm 27:13 Psalm 27, from which the above passage was taken, was written by King David, Israels greatest King, through whose kingly lineage came the eternal messianic king, the LORD Jesus
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In Exodus 33 we have the account of the aftermath of the golden calf event of Exodus 32, in which Israel, after being miraculously rescued from slavery in Egypt by the LORD God, and graciously brought into covenant relationship with Him (Exodus 6:7), almost immediately and blatantly violate the covenant conditions, namely the first three
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In Genesis Chapters 2-3 we have the LORD God revealing Himself to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as gracious creator; the one who designed and made of all of the beauty and wonder that surrounded them, all of which is given to them to freely enjoy and exercise dominion over. Most gloriously
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This was originally posted in March 2021. I would suggest that the advice is still pertinent. If you are reading this, it is not too late!!!! Over 2000 years ago it was too late for me! ☹ I went through my short life in your world, believing that I was a good man, at least