God’s Delight
Forgiveness. God’s Word reveals its beautiful truth. Let’s begin in the Old Testament. There are two main words for forgiveness. Nasa is the first Hebrew word, meaning God taking up and carrying away our sin. “Who is a God like you who pardons (nasa) sin and forgives the transgressions of the remnant of His inheritance? […]
Be Quick to Forgive
You’ve probably heard the saying “hurting people hurt others,” haven’t you? The world is filled with pain and hurting people, and the devil does his best to bring offense, strife, and disharmony to God’s people. He knows how destructive unforgiveness can be. That’s why it’s such a problem among believers who often find themselves in […]
Unforgiveness
I recently was confronted with unforgiveness in my heart. My response was, “Me?” As we grow closer to the Lord, He will allow unresolved issues of the heart to surface in due time. It was time to face issues I had swept under the rug for years. I found myself paralyzed, emotionally and mentally, as […]
What Cover?
In Genesis 2, God said to Adam and Eve, “You may freely eat from every tree of the garden; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die.” Because of God’s love for Adam and […]
I Am Barabbas
At the time of Jesus’ arrest, it was customary that Pilate would pardon someone before the feast of the Passover. When Jesus was handed over to Pilate by the Jewish, religious leaders, the choice was to either pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Before this pardon took place, there had been a rebellion or an insurrection against […]