We do not have to be prisoners to what has gone before.
Category: faith
In Case of Emergency
When we find ourselves in crisis, either self-inflicted or through circumstances not our making, the advice is the same: remember that the God we serve is almighty.
Life is More Than What’s in Front of Us
Be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Weaponized Blessings
The great flaw of the house of Jacob was their ability to weaponize their blessings and aim them at each other and their enemies.
Stubborn Faith
In Genesis 24 we read the account of Abraham’s commission to his eldest servant. We’re told in an earlier passage that Abraham had three hundred eighteen “trained servants, born in his own house” (Genesis 14:14). If his eldest servant is any indication, it’s perhaps better to understand Abraham’s training as “raising,” or “nurturing” because we … Continue reading Stubborn Faith
Get up! Learn! Grow!
We are all flawed by sin and prone to failure. We don't have to be defined by our failures.
Same God. New Focus.
Through his trials, Job saw God in a whole new light.
Outside the Box
Everything about God is greater than anything about us.
Giving God His Due
When Elihu finally got his turn to speak, he had stern words to say to Job and his friends. After listening to all they had to say, he had these conclusions to make: Job was guilty of justifying himself, rather than God (Job 35:1-2)His friends had no answer for Job and his afflictions, yet chose … Continue reading Giving God His Due
The Good Old Days
The days of our blessings are fleeting. Thankfully, so are the days of our hardships.
