In our everyday lives, when we look out at our world, what do we see? What do you see? Do we see people just going about their lives too? Do we see hope and love or hurt and pain? Do we see hopelessness and tragedy or confusion and distress? Do we see fear and doubt…
Victory: We Know the End of the Story
As Christians, as believers, we have victory in God. We already know the end. God has told us He will win over all the sin and evil in this world. He already has won. He defeated death, sins hold on humanity and the devil, when He died and rose again. He told what would happen…
Imitate Jesus: His Life, Our Life
Jesus came and lived among us. He lived a life walking with His Father doing His Fathers will. He gave His life, obeying His Fathers will to the end. In that He made a way back to Him for all people everywhere. If we believe in Him we will be saved. Jesus’s life was an…
We Are Human
We are human. We are fallible. We constantly make mistakes and mess up, but God understands. He will always accept us back. Our Nature & God’s Love We are sinners born that way from the start. God still reaches out to us. God still came and died in our place, even as we continued to…
Us Forgetful Humans
As humans we easily forget. Humanity forgets. We easily forget God. The Israelites did, people and nations throughout history forgot God. When troubles come we hurry to God for help, but when things are smooth we leave Him behind. We read His Word and forget it when we don’t memorize and put it into practice. …
The Created Order
God created the world and therefore created an order for it to run and be held together. If the order is disrupted or changed it will have dramatic effects on God’s created order. It will fall apart. Separation from God brings disaster. The Beginning Goodness In the beginning God created the world and everything in…
Upside Down Kingdom
The kingdom of God is not at all like the world. God’s kingdom is the opposite of the world. The priorities, thoughts, ways, views, patterns, beliefs and characteristics are completely different. God created the world in harmony with His kingdom. Sin took that away. But as God’s children we are to live and think differently.…
Have you Rested?
In the Ten Commandments we read to observe the sabbath day. God worked creating the world and everything in it for 6 days and rested on the 7th. God commanded that the Israelites, His people, rest too. God told them to do no work on the sabbath and then He explains why the command was…
The Power Source
When we gave our lives to Christ, He gave us His Holy Spirit. He lives in us and through Him we have power and strength to overcome sin and the world. The Holy Spirit is promised to all who believe in Christ. It is our guarantee that we are in Him and have eternal life.…
Perseverance, an Uphill Climb but Worth it
Job endured many hardships in the middle of his life. He persevered and God blessed him. But in the midst of the suffering God taught Job perseverance. Sometimes life is uphill. Things are not smooth. We struggle. But in the adversity there are lessons. God uses every situation and circumstance in our life. Through them…
The Israelites and Us: Conclusion
Chosen Family God chose the Israelites out of all the people groups on earth to bring forth His plan. The temple, priest, laws and sacrifices all symbolized God’s future plan to bring salvation to all people. God’s plan always looked to Christ and salvation through Him. (Zechariah 3:8, Zechariah 6:12-13) Our & Their Flaws Despite…
The Israelites and Us: Thanksgiving and Worship
Many times throughout all the laws and regulations, God calls His people to worship and give thanks. He commanded several festivals to worship, celebrate and remember all God had done for them. For example the Passover reminded them of all the miracles God did to free them from their slavery in Egypt. The Festival of…