The Covenant with Moses
God’s covenant, at every point of its unfolding, is a covenant of grace. By grace He saves us, and by grace He grows us in peace and joy. It’s always been this way, as we can see in His covenant with Moses. Today’s reading from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on page 38: […]
The Unreasonable Reasonableness of Faith
God and Reason (1) When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him, knowing that […]
Who Is Jesus?
Matthew 16: Turning Point (3) Pray Psalm 138.1-3.I will praise You with my whole heart;Before the gods I will sing praises to You.I will worship toward Your holy temple,And praise Your nameFor Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.In the day when I cried out, You answered me,And […]
Avoiding Pain
Hosea 13:14–16 (NKJV) “I will ransom them from the power of the grave;I will redeem them from death.O Death, I will be your plagues!O Grave, I will be your destruction!Pity is hidden from My eyes.” Though he is fruitful among his brethren,An east wind shall come;The wind of the Lord shall come up from the […]