God does work on a timetable (Galatians 4:4; Acts 2:1). His timing is perfect and doesn’t always match up with ours. God does also at times say no. Below are some specific times in scripture when God said no. There are times when it’s a good thing He doesn’t answer our pr...
go through yours.The psalmist - David - went through a time when god seemed absent.We read it in our Scripture reading this morning.And through his experience, David discovered that God is dependable - God is always there.That God is the ultimate and most reliable source of hope there is...
Today When You Hear His Voice: Scripture, the Covenants and the People of God doi:10.1111/ijst.12244TODAY When You Hear His Voice: Scripture, the Covenants & the People of God (Book)LEE, Gregory W.BIBLEHERMENEUTICSNONFICTIONInternational Journal of Systematic TheologyPaddison, Angu...
Later, God told Jacob, "Get up, move to Bethel, and live there. Build an altar to the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau."Majority Standard BibleThen God said to Jacob, ?Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God ...
I focused on life not going the way I wanted it to. I grieved not getting what I had planned. But then I reminded myself of what I knew to be true about God. He loved me and was at work in my life for good … always for good. Philippians 1:6 tells us, “He who began a ...
When it comes to looking at the Bible, all Scripture is profitable and good and can be used of God. Yet there are certain Scriptures that naturally draw our attention since we are approaching the very end of the world. 如此我们做什么以我们的时间? 当它来到看圣经时,所有圣经是有益和好,并且...
Throughout ancient scripture and texts from virtually all faith traditions, there are traces and hints of a mother god. Apparently whenever any part of humankind is pulled toward the benevolent notion of a Parental God, it becomes obvious that there are no fathers without mothers. ...
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him (v. 35). Philip started where this Ethiopian man was reading and explained how it all pointed to Jesus. Jesus Christ and God’s salvation through Him is the ultimate theme of both the Old and the New ...
“So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.”—Daniel 9:3 “The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached th...
This is a strategic move by Moses, showing humility and respect, yet it also serves to demonstrate God's power over the Egyptian deities. By allowing Pharaoh to choose the timing, Moses ensures that the miraculous nature of the plague's removal will be undeniable. When shall I pray for ...