Year: 2020

“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) The story of salvation starts with God’s people making a huge error. Our first parents, Adam and Eve, disobeyed God and brought sin into the world (Genesis 3).…

“He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.” (Psalms 107:20) Each of us comes to the Lord damaged. So He begins a renovation program to repair our thoughts about Him, about others, and about ourselves. While you may look good on the outside, there’s a constant hammering and sawing…

“Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’” (John 3:3) One of the key images Jesus teaches is that all who believe in him have new life. Faith in Jesus is not an add-on to our lives or an accessory we can just…

“They will eat and have some left over.” (2 Kings 4:43). Calling all caterers! Your assignment is to feed 100 hungry men. You have 20 loaves of barley bread for the task. After doing the math, is this going to work? This was the situation Elisha and his servant found themselves in. I must admit,…

“Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” (1 Kings 19:7) Have you ever been in a place of mind where things look bleak? When you feel that you are spent? Where it is all too much? In today’s reading, we meet Elijah in a very dark moment in his life.…

“After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.’” (2 Chronicles 20:21) Worship is a powerful weapon, one that can turn…

“As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.” (Psalms 103:13) To see God as your loving Father may not come easily if you carry the scars of an abusive childhood. So many needs that went unmet in your childhood — affection, security, trust, comfort, nurture,…

“They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.” (John 8:27) Religious people in Jesus’ day found the concept of God’s fatherhood hard to grasp. Lord, king, judge, they understood — not Father. Their Old Testament scriptures barely spoke half a dozen times of God as Father, whereas the New Testament mentions…