We can praise God for His faithfulness daily! Have you ever thought about how God’s faithfulness has impacted your life? Deuteronomy 7:9Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and …
Hagar and Ishmael experienced God’s provision during desperation. Abraham had sent them away because Ishmael had become a threat to Isaac. While Abraham had sent some provisions, they were gone, and their situation was life-threatening. Genesis 21: 17 But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s …
We can see laughter in God’s timing of Isaac’s birth. God had promised Abraham would have many descendants. When no child came for years, Sarah had her maid be a surrogate mother. Yet, that was not God’s will, and God promised Sarah would have a child. Genesis 17: 15 Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, …
God is faithful. This is a cornerstone of His nature, offering comfort to every believer. I remember ministering to a man in the later part of his life who had deep peace about his eternal future. This peace stemmed from his relationship with the Lord and assurance that God would keep His promises to those …
We are easily deceived when looking down and avoiding looking to God. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve did not check with God before eating the forbidden fruit. God had instructed Adam about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil before He created Eve. Genesis 2: 16 But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely …
God’s covenant with Abraham gives a fantastic insight into the Lord. As the Lord unfolded the covenant with Abram, we see that it depended on God’s grace. Grace is God’s undeserved love. When the Lord came to Abram, he was seventy-five years old, and Abram waited another twenty-five years before the child of the promise …
While other people may leave us in our time of need the Lord is always faithful. Joseph had been falsely accused of rape and was in prison, but the Lord remained faithful. 19 Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. 20 So he took Joseph and threw him into …
Today’s Scripture & Insight: Psalm 32:7 Have you ever thought much about how the Lord protects you? When I was 27, a drunk driver broad sided my car at 70 mph and hit the front of my car on the driver’s side. The other driver had a much larger car and sent my car spinning …
Daniel and his friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego have been deported from Jerusalem to Babylon. They have been trained to work in the royal court there. Even the attempted brainwashing during the training has not deterred their faith in the true God. Daniel has a job in the palace while his friends have jobs in …
The year is 605 B.C. and Babylon has begun its domination of Jerusalem and Judah. God is using Nebuchadnezzar as a tool of judgment. (Jer. 27:6) God’s people had rebelled and He was giving them a big timeout. Daniel, who was part of the royal court, was deported to Babylon. There he was trained to …