In my reading this week, I’ve come across several instances where “the hand of God” is mentioned. For example, in Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah’s request to the king has been granted because the hand of God was upon him. And in Acts 11:21, the Lord’s hand was with the disciples in Antioch and a great many […]

How long did it take Noah to build the ark? And why does it matter? As I’m reading through the Bible according to the chart that I sent you last week, I’ve hit upon Noah and his ark. It made me think, “That’s a massive ship that Noah built. Couldn’t God simply provide the ship […]

Good morning everyone, 1 John 4:20–If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen As Christians we cannot think that love for God means to hold onto it for ourselves […]

What are you tempted by? Where are your points of weakness? Perhaps they are not as different as we think they are. Jesus was tempted 3 times in the wilderness to overcome the temptations that the Israelites did not overcome earlier in the desert. Perhaps those 3 temptations are what plague us even today. Let’s […]

Good morning everyone, Luke 7:3-6-When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, […]

Our sins mess up God’s best and we get less than the best, at least in this world… Yes, God forgives our sins. Yes, He will wipe our record clean. Yes, He will give us His kingdom as our inheritance. But in this world, our sins will damage and diminish His best for us. In […]

Already, attempting to read through the Bible in one year according to the Bible Reading Chart I sent to you on 1/1 is bearing fruit for me. Of all places, from reading through the genealogy in Matthew 1! I hadn’t realized that Boaz’s mother was Rahab! Rahab is the prostitute who hid two Israelite spies […]

Good morning everyone, Luke 5:21-And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” What is fascinating and disturbing is how they questioned from their preconceived notions who the Messiah is and should be like! But as sinners I have noticed that […]

Meditate (chew on, concentrate, intensely focus) on God’s goodness on your life. He let you wake up this morning. The very fact that you are reading this proves this. He gave you an eyesight to marvel at His world. He gave you taste buds to enjoy His food. He gave you friends and church to […]