Do you see injustice in your midst? Do you ever complain about it to God? The prophets did. The historians recorded it in the annals of history. The poets opined and mourned about it in tune and verse. Psalm 64:1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. Hear me, my God, as I […]
As we continue looking at “But God…” and this intervention in the lives of men, we have focused upon the desperate situation of human sin, God’s wrath, and His holiness. But we must be careful not to confuse what we might say with what God has spoken. God guards His holiness, but He isn’t bound […]
God will be patient with us…to a point. That limit involves His holiness. God is set apart, that’s what holiness is. During this Lent 2021 devotional series, But God…, let’s remember when we take it upon ourselves to encroach into places where we have no business, no right, no authority, no purity to enter, the […]
“But you promised!” How many times have any of us uttered that when someone didn’t do what we wanted them to? With God, it’s different. When God promises something, He doesn’t owe us anything: not our plan, not our hopes, not our timetable, and most certainly not apart from Him. He owes us only His […]
This year’s Lent Devotional Series “But God…” resumes tomorrow after today’s Sabbath rest to meditate and worship. Today’s meditation focus:Our days are all in the Lord’s hands. Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. 4 The LORD is exalted over all […]
The Apostle Paul had an amazing past. He talks about all his qualifications in Philippians 3:5-6 and 2 Corinthians 11:22-12:10. What’s even more amazing is that he considers it all a loss and displays the humility of a man—but for God’s redemption of his past—who would have had no future to boast about. Let this […]
Looking at God has long been a certain death sentence. See God and die. Boom! But seventy-four men escaped that death sentence because God called them. And God preserves where He calls. Exodus 24:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the […]
Start to talk about “guardian angels” and people light up with fanciful stories about how they have their own personal angel like Clarence from It’s a Wonderful Life. Their personal angel hangs around 24/7 like a designated spiritual sidekick, ready to give them near parking spots and protect them from car crashes and other calamities. […]
God doesn’t like it when we take a “Maybe God will change His mind about it” approach. Ranks right up there with the “A little bit won’t be a problem” nibbling at the boundaries of sin. God isn’t lukewarm about important matters and if He says it, He means it. A guy named Balaam learned […]
Odd, isn’t it, that God would be preparing and protecting all of His people by sending one of His own into years of slavery and imprisonment? In the strange plan of God, what must have seemed like Joseph’s string of bad luck was in fact the very preparation necessary for Joseph’s use to Pharaoh and […]
