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“In that day he will be your sure foundation, providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.” (Isaiah 33:6, NLT) I live within a short drive of the majestic Gateway Arch. Standing by the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it rises 630 feet (192 meters) or approximately sixty-three stories high. How does this imposing 43,000-ton structure stand so firm? Because of what it is built upon. The reinforced concrete foundations go sixty feet into the ground, thirty feet of which is drilled into bedrock. To prepare…
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” (II Corinthians 9:8, ESV) I learned a new word this week. I’ve known the concept for a long time, but I had…
“No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand.” Isaiah 40:15 My family loves going to the beach, it’s one of…
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“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me” John 10:14 We’ve all done it before. Hollering out to one member of your family and end up calling out every single name before you finally get to the right one. I am a mom to two young kids and I know I mess their names up at least once a day, usually calling my oldest by her fathers name. We serve a God who knows our voice though. Above all the noise of this world, He recognizes that it is us. There is absolutely no…
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.” (Acts 8:4) Have you ever thought how glorious it would feel to be part of the early church after their Day of Pentecost experience? Imagine the joy! The fellowship! The miracles! The persecution! Oops. Persecution? That’s not exactly what we had in mind when we said we wanted to be just like the early church. The church was born in opposition. Even as the numbers of believers quickly increased, the religious leaders of that day worked to suppress the rapid growth of this new heresy (as they would no…
“And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.” Exodus 21:11. It was evening time in Goshen. The lamb had been slain as Moses had instructed. The blood had been sprinkled on the doorposts of their house and the meal was prepared. Every member of the family was safe inside. waiting for further instructions. They were fully dressed, their shoes on their feet, staffs in their hands, their belongings packed in easy to carry bundles, and…
As you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. (I Thessalonians 2:11-12, NKJV) Today is Father’s Day in various nations of the world. Although my father died many years ago, I realize the values he lived and taught helped make me the person I am today. I also realize not every child is blessed this way, and for that I am sorry. A good father protects, provides for, and nurtures his child. Not Ordinary…
