Addressing his fellow-citizens in verse he said: “O friends, in this great city that climbs the yellow slope Of Agrigentum’s citadel, who make good works your scope, Who offer to the stranger a haven quiet and fair, All hail! Among you honoured I walk with lofty air. With garlands...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionJehu got up and went into the house. Then the prophet poured the oil on Jehu’s head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.New Living TranslationSo Jehu lef...
But inPsalm 8:2, God tells us that the battle belongs not to the strongest, but to the smallest. Instead of warriors, He chooses thepraise of children and infantsto silence His enemies. The very image the world would laugh at is the one God callsHis stronghold. The Weapon of Praise: ...
God Calls Moses at the Burning Bush - Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to
Love isn’t something that is derived from within us. It is radical. It is supernatural. For the kind of love that God calls us to–the love that loves our neighbor as much as we love ourselves– that must come from Him. We cannot love like that without first being born of God.”...
predation in God’s very good creation prior to the fall. As the writer of Hebrews tells us “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness”. Has there been millions of years of needless suffering, bloodshed, and death in a world that God called very good as Walton tells us?
Knowing God calls us to grow in spiritual maturity, moving beyond elementary principles to a deeper understanding and practice of faith.Freedom in ChristEmbrace the freedom that comes from being known by God, which liberates us from the bondage of sin and legalistic practices. Lists and Questions...
And instead, Paul calls us to speak truthfully, not to let the sun go down without resolving our anger, to work, to do something useful, to share with those in need, to speak helpful words, to build other up according to their needs, to be kind, to be compassionate, to forgive other...
“‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and isteaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality...
As we gather and prepare our hearts for this upcoming Resurrection Sunday, this message calls us to remember that the empty tomb means nothing without the cross — and that the risen Christ invites us not just to celebrate, but to participate in His life, death, and victory. ...