It wasn’t unusual for God to appear in a cloud. Other places in the Bible, He appears in a cloud of glory, which I envision as a radiance visible to the human eye. This time God came in a cloud and stood with Moses, and then He introduced Himself by…
To make a long backstory short, on Mt. Sinai, God gave Moses two stone tablets bearing His instructions for living rightly. When Moses carried them down the mountain, he found that the children of Israel, with his brother Aaron in charge, were worshiping a golden calf that Aaron had crafted.…
The people referenced in the latter part of Hebrews 11:13 are the faithful ones mentioned previously by the author (I encourage you to read Hebrews 11 in its entirety—it truly is encouraging for today’s believers). They walked this earth. They served their Lord. But all the while, they realized something…
Faith…staking my life on the promises of God; trusting in His goodness. I can’t please God with a wishy-washy faith, only trusting Him when blessings are raining down. I do please God when I praise Him for my blessings and also hold to Him in the storms of life, trusting…
HYMN DAY! “Nearer My God to Thee” was written by Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, an English poet and hymn writer. The line, “out of my stony griefs Bethel I’ll raise,” always puzzled me when I was a kid. It’s a beautiful metaphor of commitment to hold tight and trust God…
Faithful people do more than “check off” a box that acknowledges the existence of a supreme being. Some people will say “I believe there’s a god,” but they have no belief in Jehovah-Elohim, the eternal Creator. God is Lord over space and time. God simply said, “Let there be light,”…
At the time Hebrews was written, the original readers were suffering persecution for their belief in Jesus. The author no doubt wanted to encouragement them to stay the path. I love how the author chose to define faith. Most of chapter 11 is a biblical roll call of faithful servants.…
It makes my heart glad that so many in Peter’s audience were receptive to the Gospel message. Right now, as I write this, there’s a days-long revival happening at a college in Kentucky. People are responding to the truth that Jesus saves. When we sincerely repent, not only are we…
Peter told the people who listened to him preach that they’d played a part in killing the very One God sent to save them. Suddenly they realized what they’d done, and they were brokenhearted. We might say they were convicted of their need for a Savior. What could they do…
HYMN DAY! In our hymnbook, not all the verses are included for “At the Name of Jesus” by Caroline Noel, but I’m sharing all of them with you. I love the story they tell. And verse 6 makes me want to shout with joy! 1 At the name of Jesus…
