“I call on the Lord in my distress and he answers me.” (Psalm 120:1) Do you ever feel like the Lord isn’t answering you? Maybe that’s because His answer is not one you wanted or were willing to hear. It’s hard to trust that the Lord has His reasons for the trials we...
"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write..." (Rev. 2:8a) Smyrna, in John’s day, was a port on the western coast of Asia, and it remains a great city, even today, known by its modern Turkish name, "Izmir". Due to its location at the head of the gulf, it boasted a...
Today, in the concluding part of our series on the orderliness of God with special reference to the perfect order in the Beatitudes, we come to the final three "pearls"… read beatitudes… Incorruption... "Blessed are the pure in heart..." (Matt...
When was the last time you really contemplated what Jesus suffered at the cross? If you are like me, I don't particularly like to think too much about it. I mean, He suffered in my place! It isn't a pleasant thought! Tomorrow marks the beginning of Lent, a time of...
Are you someone who worries about what other people think? If you're not, then you are fortunate indeed. But if you are, then you know the pain that comes from being falsely accused. You know how much it cuts into the self-esteem when someone turns your own words and...
Chapters 9 and 10 of John record yet another of Jesus' powerful discourses: The Shepherd and His Flock. In order to completely understand the discourse itself, however, we must first take a look at the miracle that preceded it: The healing of a blind man (See John...