Eyewitness to His Majesty
Peter used this phrase in 2 Peter 1:16 in defense of the truth of the gospel. He SAW Jesus. John 20:29 ESV: “transfigured and HEARD God’s voice of affirmation. This gospel is NO fable, he preached “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” That’s us! Though we’ve never seen the physical […]
How Do You Love Me?
How do you love me? Let me contemplate the ways. You are the lover of my soul, always with me, face to face, never abandoning me. You are the Light, invading and chasing away all the darkness. You are the Way, guiding me, providing, protecting, rescuing, and revealing yourself. You are the Truth, the surety, […]
The Song of the Sea
Did you know there are nearly two hundred songs in the Bible? The first song recorded is the Song of the Sea in Exodus 15, as Moses and the Israelites immediately burst into singing upon their safe journey across the Red Sea. This poem celebrates their freedom after generations of slavery and oppression by the […]
Behold
In Revelation 21:5, God says “Behold, I am making all things new.” Please take a moment to absorb the intensity of the word BEHOLD. The origin is Old English BIHALDAN, from BI- ‘thoroughly’ + HALDAN ‘to hold’. A verb meaning to see or observe. An exclamation, here I am! Thoroughly means complete and absolute. Hold […]
Roadmap to Repentance
The Bible says, “there is much joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” Repentance is valued in heaven. But what is repentance, when is it needed, and how do you do it, so it counts? Hosea was a prophet sent to the House of Israel, God’s chosen people. They were often broken people, plagued […]