We all desire a heart that blesses others, and through Jesus’s love, this transformation is possible. When successful invaders attacked Sodom, Abram’s nephew Lot was taken captive. In response, Abram organized and led a group of 318 trained men from his household to rescue Lot and others from their captors. There was a blessing after …
Paul speaks of the justice of God to persecuted people in his second letter to the Thessalonians. 2 Thessalonians 1: 7 And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those …
Scripture tells us that God is just. This is a character of God, no matter what the circumstances look like in our world. There may have been a time in your life or at the present when you questioned God’s justice. As people, we don’t see what God sees or know what He knows as …
Can daily living be worship? So often, modern Christians categorize worship as happening in a church building on Sunday morning. Each Christian tradition has what they call an order of worship. It may include a particular song style, Scripture reading, a teaching time, and prayers. While this gathering together to worship is essential, it is …
The Bible tells us that the Lord brings restoration. We understand how things are restored in the natural. Recently my daughter purchased a home that needed to be restored after years of neglect. After several months of work the home was renovated and looked almost new. When we live apart form Jesus our lives become …
Have you ever considered what a proper fear of the Lord is? Perhaps not, but it has a huge impact on our spiritual life. Proverbs 9:10Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. [1] When you submit to God, you do not have to be …
There is something uplifting about reading a book or watching a movie where the plot is someone coming to the rescue of the oppressed. The Bible is an ongoing narrative of the Lord rescuing people who are oppressed. Jesus tells us in Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed …
Throughout history people have treated others unjustly. What should you do when you are treated unjustly? I have been involved with a ministry that ministers to orphaned children in Central America for many years. Unfortunately, many of the children were abused prior to living at this Christian orphanage. The good news is many were able …
Daniel’s enemies had plotted to kill him by forcing a law which would impinge on Daniel’s prayers. They knew Daniel always prayed and that if they forbid it, he would continue to pray even if the consequence was death. The king was duped into writing this decree and then forced to enforce it by throwing …
God had saved Daniel from the lions and King Darius is relieved. But what of the conspirators whose manipulation had put Daniel in the lion’s pit? Daniel 6: 24 And the king ordered the men who had brought charges against Daniel to be thrown into the pit, together with their wives and children. But before they …