"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
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 […]
Holiness – A Calling and Command Read More »
“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
If someone asked you the question “do you know God, what might your answer be? And if your answer is yes, what would you say is the basis for your answer – how do you know you know God? Would it come out of your own human wisdom and reasoning, your feelings or imagination? Would it be
KNOWING GOD Through His Word Read More »
In my previous post, I looked briefly at the life of King David to see what ultimately made David a man after God’s own heart, and I suggested that it was his passionate, overwhelming desire to know and understand God at the deepest level of God’s being, His heart, for the purpose of being faithful
KNOWING GOD (Part 2) Read More »
Ecclesiastes 9:3 describes the desperate and dire condition of the rebellious human race in regard to our relationship with the infinitely glorious God who created us in His image and likeness to find our greatest joys, our greatest pleasures, our ultimate significance and fulfillment in knowing and loving and being loved by Him (Isaiah 43:7).
Rejoicing in the Hope of Christ’s Glory Read More »
Our desire and ability to behold the glory of God, the outshining of the infinite perfections of His eternal being as it is revealed in the person and work of God the Son, Jesus Chris, is the ultimate reason for and the instrumental means of our salvation (2 Corinthians 4:4-6) (Hebrews 1:1-3). It is our
…and We Beheld HIS Glory… Read More »
It seemed to be a quiet, ordinary night in the little Podunk-backwater town of Bethlehem, located about six miles south of the glorious capital city of Israel, Jerusalem, the site of the Jewish Temple. A teenage couple, we know them as Mary and Joseph, after about a week of rugged travel from Nazareth had arrived in
The Glory of the LORD Read More »
In the beginning, God graciously designed and spoke into existence a spectacular universe of awesome wonder, and a planet within that universe of astonishing beauty and splendor. The ever-expanding universe was to be the theater of His glory, at night providing a cosmic light show of stars and galaxies and comets shooting through the night
INGRATITUDE – The Original Sin? Read More »