Adam and Eve one simple decision failure of all failures (Genesis 3:6,7) The woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and the tree was desirable for gaining wisdom. it may have seemed such a logical argument logic often being the garden. variety. disguise. ...
This is one of those passages of Scripture that lingers in the air and echoes in the mind long after it’s been read. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God. That’s one reassuring promise. There’s no one else who can make a promise like that and keep it. Ha...
In essence, I might have a propensity to cherry-pick things in scripture I like or exclude things in scripture I don’t like. The problem is that the 2 Timothy passage above says the “all” scripture is inspired by God (in another translation it says, “God-breathed”) and so each p...
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A. We are to understand them as Expressions of God, in condescension to the weakness of our understandings; even as the Glory of Heaven is expressed to us in Scripture by a City, and the Royal Feast. These shadows are useful to us whilst we are in the Body; but we shall know him ...
He is our all-sufficient Lord, who will not fail to complete the good work he has begun in us. Key Scripture: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Revelation 22:13 Photo Credit:Unsplash/Greg Rakozy What Does it Mean that God is ...
him until I can stand again on my own. For anyone who has ever gone through grief, you will recognize these emotions. Perhaps it is because my time is short that I do not fear being in the dark space for too long. Tomorrow is another day, and God’s mercies are new every morning....
Treasury of Scripture Have not I commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be you dismayed: for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Have Deuteronomy 31:7,8,28 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be ...
I praise you Lord God, that your Word is living and active. No matter how often we read a passage or hear a scripture story, you can breathe fresh life into its meaning and impact. The Christmas narrative is no exception.As we read and hear again the grand story of Jesus’ birth, ma...
We cansmellthe fragrance of his sweet presence (Psalm 45:6-8)—if we pay attention. Our five senses help us connect with God more intimately in solitude. Many people call itQuiet Time—moments they spend with God in scripture reading/study, prayer, perhaps journaling, and/or listening to ...