Instead of having a vibrant, personal relationship with our Maker, we can make ourselves so occupied in mind and soul that we become unable to sense His guidance, hear His voice, or consciously experience His grace. We can make things a real mess. Now make no mistake: those who are living for the Lord will... Continue Reading

“That Jerusalem will be a city without walls indicates that the city will overflow its boundaries because of divine blessings.” Not only would Jerusalem be populated, but it would also be protected. This was not protection that could be purchased or brokered, but rather something only the Lord could provide. One of the unfortunate sins... Continue Reading

Decades ago, I was at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, which is considered a synagogue. At the entrance, I started to take off my baseball cap and put on one of the kippahs they had there. The guard stopped me and said the cap was better. I suppose it’s less likely to fall off. Here,... Continue Reading

God’s Word reveals that all humans have sinned, standing equally in need of a Savior (Romans 3:23). But Marxism labels humans guilty or innocent based on their group affiliations more than their individual sins. For example, Marx portrayed the business-owning class as guilty of being oppressors, while later Marxist thinkers (neo-Marxists) added groups like men,... Continue Reading

In a subsistence society, no large fields, no mega farms, but family sized plots, this was radical trust in God, a celebration of the future faithfulness of God in the first fruits of a harvest the he will provide. It’s a helpful reminder that God provides.     How do we avoid entitlement and its... Continue Reading

The godly man loves the Word of God. The godly man reads, studies, and meditates upon the Word of God at all times. The Scriptures are bread for the Christian life, for “man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 8:3;... Continue Reading

David knew he was outmatched by his enemies. God is not. He is a protective shield around his children. Truly ‘many thousands of people’ had surrounded David to kill him (6). But by trusting God, David could lay down and sleep without fear. David wasn’t hypnotized by his enemies’ claim that God had abandoned him;... Continue Reading

When I look at the life of Jesus and listen to the words that flow from the Holy Spirit from the beginning to the end of the Bible, I see the care and compassion that comes from the heart of God toward children like mine. And I want to see not only His compassion, but... Continue Reading