The word “heart” is an important word any time it is used in the Bible. And it is especially important when it is used regarding our spiritual condition. When I have a hardened heart toward God, I am distant and cold toward the Lord and am not in a relationship with Him. A hardened heart …
As we go through life, we sometimes make bad choices and when we do there are consequences to those bad choices. At our children’s elementary school, detention time was called “choices.” The name tried to drive home the point that your actions are a choice. In a spiritual sense, the Lord wants us to learn …
Being thankful is about remembering what someone has done for you. God calls us to be thankful for what He has done for us. After the Hebrews left Egypt, the Lord called them to celebrate Passover each year to remember and give thanks for what God had done. Science tells us that thankfulness changes our …
It is a natural instinct for parents to protect their children. Our Lord is the model of protecting His children. Who are the children of God? The Lord tells us in John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were …
In the story of Passover, the Lord called the Hebrew people to be prepared to leave Egypt and He wasn’t speaking figuratively. Exodus 12:11 “These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s …
We live in a world that is bombarded by falsehoods and half-truths. Our enemy satan is on a mission to deceive as many people as possible. He wants to lead them away from the Lord and into hell itself. When Eve fell into sin in Genesis three, she said she was deceived. Satan is a …
When man fell into sin as recorded in Genesis chapter three, it not only affected them, but all of creation. For the first time there would be thorns and thistles, and crops would not grow as abundantly as they once did. There would be pain in childbirth and more dramatically, death had entered into the …
As people we often believe the Lord is slow to unfold His plan because we lack His perspective. God is the ultimate multi-tasker and is working on many facets at once. Our life, described in Scripture as a vapor, is finite and we can’t understand the infinity of God. In our story of Moses, the …
How patient is God? 2 Peter 3:9 gives us insight into His patience. 9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. [1] We also learn about the Lord’s patience …
As we grow up, it does not take long for most people to realize that our actions affect others. When I was ten years old, I made up my mind I would never be an alcoholic like my mother’s brother. Maybe you grew up in an abusive home and were affected by the actions of …