The Bible has a lot of great news for us. Consider John 3:16, for example. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Wonderful! Or consider Matthew 11:28-30. “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and…
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We are included in the family of God as spiritual descendants of Abraham. We are included in the plan of God as his chosen ones to share his good news. This is wonderful! God has gone out of his way to include us when it would have been much easier to do it all on…
You’ll notice something different about this Newsletter. You’ll notice that there is a little link below that says “Read More”. If you click that link, you’ll get the rest of this newsletter article. If you’re not interested in the newsletter article, then you can just move on to the rest of the information in the…
How do you remember something? Usually, when I’m able to remember something, it’s because someone reminded me of it. Even if they don’t do it intentionally, they say something that makes me think, “Oh, right! Now I remember!” Why do you start doing something new? Usually, when I start something new, it’s because someone told…
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, God appeared to him and said: “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham. … I will establish my covenant between me and you and to…
What would life be like if Jesus hadn’t saved us? Everything would be different. If he had come to earth, preached for a few years, and then returned to heaven, it wouldn’t have helped us at all. Take Mark 1:15 as an example. “Repent and believe in the gospel.” For starters, if Jesus was just…
“Get into the Word?” he asked questioningly, “How small would you have to be?!?” That is one of the many incredulous responses that I remember getting back from some seemingly harmless “Christianese”. When I say, “Let’s get into the Word,” you, dear reader, probably understand that I’m trying to say “Let us read and meditate…
“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust,” says David in Psalm 25:1. David by no means had an easy life. Anointed to be king from an early age, he was hunted by King Saul for many years. When he eventually became king, one of his sons…
What kind of trials have you experienced in life? I can find trials even right now, in the present moment. I’m anxious about finding a new job. I’m worried about how this devotion is going to turn out. I’m concerned about people I know who are physically sick or emotionally hurting. “Blessed is the man…
Picture the scene. Abraham and Isaac have walked up the mountain. Abraham, his eyes overflowing with tears, has bound up his son on the altar. He raises the knife, hands shaking, and begins to lower it. Then, suddenly, “Abraham, Abraham!” a voice cries from heaven. The voice tells Abraham, “Now I know that you fear…