Month: July 2020

“And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6) In the Name ✞ of Jesus. Amen. In our text from Genesis, we see Abram experiencing both doubt and faith. At first, Abram doubted God’s promise, because he had no children. He assumes that Eliezer, his servant, will be his…

“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to … the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” (Hebrews 4:12-13) A surgeon uses a scalpel to begin a process of opening a patient up. The surgeon does this in order to see or…

“The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.” (Luke 16:22-23) Jesus tells a story about a rich man and a poor…

“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Parents who smoke can pass on some of the toxins to their children through the air they’re breathing. Unintentionally they can pollute their children with their own vices. And it’s the same when…

“How long, O Lord? How long will you forget me and hide yourself from me? How long will my enemies prevail over me?” (Psalm 13:1a, 2b) We live by faith, not by sight. Often it doesn’t appear that God is giving us His undivided attention. Often we feel like the world is winning and that…

“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.” (Hebrews 4:9-10) Vacations are often a source of rest for many people. They are something that we long for ­after many months of hard work. Each week we…

“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.” (Acts 26:19) When God gives you a vision for your life, you need to know how to: Hold it. Your vision is governed by a time frame: “The vision is … for an appointed time … though it tarry, wait for it”…

“A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.” (Proverbs 10:1) The book of Proverbs describes active righteousness in great detail. This verse tells us that the wise and the righteous will bring joy to their parents, but the foolish and the wicked will cause their parents…

“See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, ­unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But ­encourage one another daily …” (Hebrews 3:12-13) We all need to pay attention when we see warning signs. But sometimes we get used to seeing warnings, and we begin to ignore them.…