Two teachings of the apostle Paul govern this series on Restoring the Reconciled World. The first teaching is that Jesus Christ – by His life, death, resurrection, and ascension – has reconciled the world and all things in it to God. Second, God has given to us, His people, a ministry of reconciliation, which takes the form of restoring the reconciled world’s freedom and goodness to the praise and glory of God.

This is the Christian’s defining priority.

God has called us to seek His Kingdom and glory, and Jesus shows us how that can be done.

Jonah introduced the concept of “Thinking Like a Christian.” Specifically, we saw how to have the right mindset. In Hosea, we’ll learn the right heartset. Hosea gets set up as an example of how God’s love and grace work. Unfortunately for Hosea, that will mean displaying love and grace in tough situations (just like God does).

Jesus is looking for fruit in His followers. But what kind? And how can we be more fruitful?

Like Paul, we all have an appointed sphere, where boasting in the Lord is our everyday calling.

The new day of the Lord's salvation has dawned, and Jesus calls to walk in the light as He is in the light.

God calls Jonah to preach repentance to a people he doesn’t particularly care for. He refuses to do it and runs away and boards a ship for Tarshish. That doesn’t work any better than we’d expect, and he ends up getting tossed into the sea. Eventually, Jonah finds himself in the stomach of a fish. Now he has time to think.

The resurrection of Jesus means the pleasure of the Lord is unfolding, and we are in the thick of it.

When temptation comes, we have a choice: We can fall through temptation into sin; or we can grow through temptation into greater sanctification in the Lord.

Our free booklet, To Know the Secrets of the World, can help you get started in a life-long adventure of discovering God's glory in creation. Here are guidelines, examples, and even a journal to enable you to discover the wonders God has hidden for you in the things He has made.