"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually (Genesis 6:5). The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So, God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their […]
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Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4) Of all of the verses and passages in the Bible, of all of the exceeding great and precious promises from God found in the Bible (2 Peter 1:2-4), I cannot think of one more fascinating, more intriguing, more
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I no longer listen to “Classic Rock” stations, but when I did you could bet that the AC/DC classic, Highway to Hell, was on the playlist. Released in 1979, it instantly became a hit and has been used in numerous movie soundtracks since. It was rightly criticized for its glamorization of Hell as a desirable
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King Solomon is one of the most complex, paradoxical, but intriguing figures in the Bible. This son of King David, born to him by his marriage to Bathsheba, whom David previously had committed adultery with, was chosen by God, through David, to succeed him as King of Israel (1 Kings 1:28-30). Israel had been established
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This post was previously published in November 2022. King David is one of the most prominent, well-known figures in the Bible, mostly for his single-handed defeat of Goliath, whom David, as a young teenager, slayed with a well-placed stone from his slingshot (1 Samuel 17:31-54). Goliath was the gigantic champion warrior of the Philistines, Israel’s
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The post below was previously published in October 2022. Sin, Sin, Sin, Sin, Sin, Sin, Sin! There, I said it seven times to prove that my head would not explode, that lightening would not immediately strike me, nor would I melt like the wicked witch of the West in Wizard of Oz upon saying it.
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“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one
One of the more concerning and disturbing events in the Bible is found in Leviticus 10:1-3, involving the two eldest sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu. They had recently been consecrated, set apart by God as priests who would intercede for the people of Israel, offering prayer and sacrifices according to God’s specific instructions found
There was a controversial, yet well intentioned commercial that ran in the first quarter of this year’s “Super Bowl”. It was a one-minute string of 12 dramatized photos, depicting various types of people washing the feet of others, with related background music (John 13:1-17). At the end of it are flashed the words: “Jesus Didn’t
The Apostle John begins his gospel with these words, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was
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