Word Above All Words and Worlds
The Beauty of Salvation (7) Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!“For who has known the mind of the LORD?Or who has become His counselor?”“Or who has first given to HimAnd it shall be repaid to him?”For of Him […]
To Seek the Kingdom
Kingdom Values (3) “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6.33 When God callsGod is continuously calling us into His Kingdom and glory (1 Thess. 2.12). These are His highest values for us, and they define everything we do in the Kingdom economy. […]
Understanding True Conversion
I still remember the question that haunted me for years: “When did you become a Christian?” It was a fair question. I’d been baptized as an infant. Raised in the church. Attended Sunday school faithfully. Knew my Bible stories. Could recite the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer from memory. I’d even felt God’s presence […]
Promised King and Savior
The Coming Kingdom: Matthew 1.1-17 (1) Pray Psalm 22.23-25.You who fear the LORD, praise Him!All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;Nor has He hidden His face from Him;But when He cried to Him, He heard.My praise shall be of […]
Exuding Joy
All around us are people who know very little of the experience of true joy. They seek it earnestly, and they shouldn’t have to look too far to find it. For the joyless people of this world should see the joy of Jesus Christ in us. Our readings are from the book, Joy to Your World!, […]
Useful Idiots
Acts 17:10–15 (ESV) The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Many of […]