After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward. (Genesis 15:1) This episode in Genesis 15, as I understand it, is the first time we’re told of someone having a vision. What a vision it is. To get such […]
Read More Genesis: 15 – Following Footsteps of FaithAbram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring[c] I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to […]
Read More Genesis: 12 – Call And ResponseEvery living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that […]
Read More Genesis: 7 – Obedience and SalvationThere’s a point to planting the seed deep in the ground. There is an expected outcome in ensuring it’s in the right place in the right environment with the right support. There is a purpose. There is a reason for animals existing where and how they do. There is a reason for the birds in […]
Read More FruitfulnessWhen I woke up this morning, I recognised, as I have done for a number of years now, that I am not my wife. Further inspection confirmed for me that I am not any of my daughters. I checked in the mirror and noticed that I am not even my brother. (I’m sure he’ll be […]
Read More DistinctionsWhen we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” When he would not be […]
Read More Acts Actually: 21 – Getting In TroubleGod, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a […]
Read More Acts Actually: 15 – Breath Freely, No PressureChristianity is not about a system of how to be good. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:31) The gospel of John evidently could have been written with other material and other stories, […]
Read More The Word In John: 20 – So That You Will BelieveThere is plenty about the life of Jesus to respect, admire and adore. He was a good man, who did good things. He made people very happy with the things He did: giving sight to the blind; feeding thousands with a small amount of food; raising people from the dead; speaking words of peace, justice […]
Read More He Is A MisfitHope. Today I discovered a bit more how people can keep going when bad news hits. I saw someone who had received news that a loved one had died and be able to begin processing it through God with joy. That essentially came through hope. That hope was based on Jesus Christ being the Resurrection […]
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