Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, andthe one the Lord lovesrests between his shoulders. (Deuteronomy 33:12b) Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below —you who keep your covenant of lovewit...
Second, God uses other nations to discipline Israel through the First Testament. The people Israel turn away from God towards other gods; God sends enemy forces to disrupt Israel; Israel repents and turns back to God; peace between God and Israel is restored. This is a pattern repeated over...
12The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. …14The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.15The ...
Our God loves surprises! Imagine the shepherds crying out in shock as an angel suddenly appears to them, only to be even more surprised by the angel’s message! No doubt you’ve been surprised by God too, as he worked out impossible circumstances, miraculously supplied a dire need, or ...
“In the future when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The LORD your God did to the Jordan what he had done to ...
Some of us have even visited a desert—perhaps the Great Basin or the Mojave here in America, the Sahara in Africa, or the Negev in Israel: Note the limestone and chalk landforms of the Negev—barren rocky cliffs and ravines, desolate summits and valleys, and of course, sand. ...
Often times, a good place to write this would be inside the cover of your bible: Believing by faith that God loves me and sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for my sin and arise from the grave to live in me, I, ___, do this day, ___, repent of my sin and accept Jesus Ch...
Scriptures tell us how God loves to do surprising things like turning water into wine, calming storms, feeding 5,000 with five loaves and two fish. I trust that our Triune God can use this congregation in surprising ways as well. May it be so, thanks be to God, Amen. ...
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; inquietnessandtrustshall be yourSTRENGTH.” but you were unwilling, (emphasis mine) Did you catch that?In quietness and trust shall be your strength.But we want to work at it! Can being ...
The biblical picture: “Israel’s hope” was shown in the following verse, “So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done ...