The Bible is very confusing if you have a simplistic mindset. But it is the wisdom of God to those who want to plumb the depth of God’s wisdom in dealing with us. Take the example of Samson in the Old Testament. We know him as this superman-type who killed a thousand men with his […]
1 Timothy 6:6-8–Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. Regardless of how positive we want to be in this life, it is hard to escape the disappointment of our “ideals” not being met. By ideals I mean anything […]
One of the most uncomfortable facts about Jesus is that He is not safe. C.S. Lewis portrayed Jesus as a wild lion in his famed, ‘The Chronicles of Narnia,’ and he said about the lion: “He is not safe, but He is good.” Jesus is not safe in that He does not fit into a box. […]
Deuteronomy 8:2-3–And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. 3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not […]
My daughter, Serrie, just turned 8 this week, and we threw a small birthday party for her at our house. With all the aunts and uncles and grandparents around her, I must say, she received an embarrassing amount of gifts from them. If I were her, I would be very uncomfortable with those gifts because I […]
Genesis 4:6-7–The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.” I am sure there […]
Feeling overwhelmed? In over your head on that assignment? Feeling like the wrong man/woman for the job God has given you to perform? You are probably in the right place. Will God ever ask us to do something that He knows we can’t do? Of course! He does it all the time! This is a difficult […]
Psalm 27:13-14 13 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Looking back on the things you have been through in your life can be a double-edged sword at times. One moment you […]
I watched a movie in which a father does good things for his estranged son but hides his identity from him. He doesn’t want to reveal his relationship with the boy for fear that he might cause him pain, but he’s constantly watching over and meeting his needs as he sees fit. That’s is an earthly father’s […]
Psalm 26:1–Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Everyone knows that deep feeling of anger and frustration when there seems to be an injustice done to us. Whether that’s being wrongly accused, misunderstood, or just treated badly, when you feel you […]