God established order at creation. He is not a God of chaos; He is a God of purpose. He has purpose and direction for every person. “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and…
“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.” Exodus 3:1 The backside of the desert can seem like a place of barrenness. When…
You have probably heard the quote, “Having a strong end is more important than having a perfect beginning.” Do you agree? When we read the beginning of Saul’s story we learn that there is a lot more to Saul than failure. When we are first introduced to Saul in scripture,…
“Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” John 13:7 Have you ever wished that you could see into the future, even just a little bit? It would be nice to be able to check up on things and have some reassurance that everything…
Romans 12:2 ESV “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” The word “world” in the above scripture means “period of time, age.”…
Ephesians 2:19-22 MSG “That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how…
Romans 8:20-21 MSG “All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the…
Focus Verses: Genesis 1:1-5, 14-19 When God speaks, things happen! Here, in the opening verses of the Bible – the story of creation, God is forming things with His Word. He does this in each of our lives; in the day to day and throughout our lifetimes. On our own…