We say, “He nailed it!” when someone does something perfectly. When our Lord came to Earth as fully man yet fully God in the person of Jesus, he “nailed” perfectly the atonement for our sins and gave us unblemished salvation, restoring us to right-standing before God in a way impossible for the Law to accomplish. […]
Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus was credited with saying (in paraphrase) that change is the only constant. He also said as quoted by Plato that you could not step twice into the same river. Change is life as crafted by God and a trait of His entire creation. We refer to seasons of change, for
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God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. But His creation certainly is not. Change, it is said, is the only constant. Flowers bloom then wither. Babies are born then grow to adulthood. Seasons come and go, as do the years. We just passed into a new season as well as entered a new year
David had the experience of years when he penned this wonderful Psalm, evidenced by his choice of words in many of its passages. In verse 17, he acknowledges God has given him valuable instruction since the time of his youth and performed wonderful feats David pledges to make known to others. Specifically, he asks God
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Apparently not. Or at least not nearly so often according to a recent study released on May 15th, 2018 by the faith-based research group Barna where they compared current findings with those gathered twenty-five years ago. They found that sharing faith is increasingly optional to Christians, which directly opposes the Great Commission given to believers
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Before Jehoshaphat battled the “great multitude” of Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites in the wilderness of Tekoa, the first thing he did was fast and pray. I urge you to meditate on his prayer in 2 Chronicles 20:6-12. As the text continues, we are reminded the battle is not ours, but the Lord’s.
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Loving neither the world or the things of the world is not a suggestion or merely good advice. It is a command. But why? We read further, For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions – is not from the
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We Christians often talk about God’s unconditional love. However, using a word search tool in the ESV, KJV, NKJV, NASB, and NRSV translations reveals “unconditional” never appears once in scripture. “Love”, in contrast, appears 773 times in its various forms in the ESV. So does God love us unconditionally? Yes – and No. God absolutely
February turns the thoughts of many to Valentine’s Day, with See’s chocolates, Sweethearts candies, and Hallmark cards dripping with prose professing true and enduring love. But there is only One who truly loves us forever and will never leave nor forsake us. No one can love us like our heavenly Father. And we should love
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Have you considered we serve the God of the new? Every week starts with a fresh Sunday. Every month is marked by a new moon. New spring growth follows a seasonal cycle of summer, autumn, and winter. At the end of each year, a new year begins. When we receive Christ we are made into
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