Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13, KJV) No word in human history has captivated humanity as the four-lettered word “love.” And that is for a reason. We are created for relationships, with God and with each other. Love is at the core Read More
Understanding God
Recognizing and Responding to God’s Voice
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth (1 Sam. 3:10 KJV) The story of young Samuel in the House of God has volumes to teach us about the voice of God and how He operates. Samuel was brought to the Read More
I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty (Rev. 1:8 KJV) Jesus spoke the words in our verse above: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending.” He gives us the meaning of “Alpha and Omega” Read More
The Name of the LORD is a Strong Tower
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe (Prov. 18:10 KJV) The Name of the LORD, that is, Yahweh or Jehovah, is a strong tower. The righteous runs into it whenever there is a crisis and is safe. The LORD uses the figure of a fortified Read More
The God of Another Chance—a prostitute made her way into the Christmas story
And Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse (Matt. 1:5 ESV) Matthew 1 gives us the Genealogy of Jesus through Joseph from Abraham through the generations to Joseph and then Jesus. Women were often not included in the genealogies such as Read More
He Who Touches you Touches the Apple of His Eye
For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye (Zech. 2:8 ESV) The idiom “ apple of the eye” is used in the scriptures to refer to something that is precious. For example, the Lord Read More
The Sights and Sounds of God
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear (Acts 2:33 KJV) When the Holy Spirit was poured out on Pentecost, there were two physical manifestations of His coming. Peter mentioned these Read More
Before Abraham Was, I am
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am (Jn. 8:58 KJV) You will immediately notice there is a grammatical problem with the title above “Before Abraham was, I am.” We would have expected Jesus to say “before Abraham was, I was already existing” or something similar. However, there Read More