Amos was a prophet of God in the northern kingdom of Israel, in the days when Israel was a divided country. The northern ten tribes were known as Israel. The southern two tribes were known as Judah. Amos was a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel. He probably wasn’t a popular man, he named […]
Moses had an older brother, Aaron, and a sister, Miriam. At some point, Moses married a Cushite woman. Miriam did not like this one bit! Both Aaron and Miriam said to Moses, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” Numbers 12:2 The LORD could have said, […]
Many times we wonder, is God in this situation? It seems we are between a rock and a hard place or an impossible place. Moses and those two million slaves leaving Egypt had to have felt that way. What are you doing, God? God led them in a difficult way. In fact He led them […]
Is it fair to a child, to be the known favorite of a parent? Consider Joseph, a favorite son of Jacob-Israel. Joseph was given preferential treatment and his ten older brothers were left out. Joseph “told on” some of his brothers, how loving was that? His father, Jacob-Israel did not hide the fact that […]
1 Chronicles 20:2-8 Conquering one’s enemies is to make them ineffective, crushed, fallen. When King David went to war, no quarter was lessened. 1 Chronicles 20:2-8 Our enemies – our sins – are deadly and controlling. We need Jesus to defeat our enemies – our sins. We need to be freed from our […]
The book of Revelation begins explaining of why Christ came to earth. Christ came to give us God’s grace and peace. He was the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead. Christ died, faithful to His Father and to you and me. He is the ruler of the kings of the earth. He is […]
Corinth was known for its many religions and temples. Prostitution abounded in the name of the gods. Corinth was “sin city”. When Paul established a church there, it was to people who knew no other way of life but sin according to God. They needed freedom, found in Christ alone. Freedom from living […]
Stephen continued his defense before his accusers, the Sanhedrin, by using well-known and the shared history of the Jewish people. He recounted the history of Joseph as second only to the Pharaoh of Egypt. (ESV) Acts 7:11-16 “Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find […]
Stephen was on trial before the Sanhedrin…and he began his defense with the God of glory! He used the history of the Jewish men who were sitting in judgment of him.(NASB) Acts 7:2 “And he said, ‘Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in […]
A New Year! Filled with potential! Filled with the unknown. God provides us with the opportunity to live life to the full giving us all of Himself in all areas and at all times in our lives. Many times in spite of our circumstances, such as COVID. And politics. The Cup vs. The […]