“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” Isaiah 40:8 God’s eternal nature is a cornerstone of our faith. Isaiah 40:8 beautifully contrasts the transient nature of the world with the everlasting endurance of God’s word. While everything around us may fade and […]
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.” – 1 Corinthians 12:13 Pastor Andy Cook tells the following story: “Some time back, a retired missionary dropped by our church. She […]
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:11 Whenever the twenty-four elders look at Jesus on the throne, they give Him glory, honor, and thanks. Seeing […]
In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, […]
“Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone.” Zechariah 10:1 God’s grace is abundant and freely given. Zechariah 10:1 reminds us of this by illustrating how God […]
“When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” Joshua 7:21 In 2001, art junkie Stéphane […]
“”Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”” – Joshua 5:14 When we seek the Lord, He will help us even […]
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 In an article titled “Stand Firm”, author Bethany Tippin writes: “There is a beautiful story in the Book of Exodus where God describes himself to Moses. Moses is hidden in the cleft […]
“Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.” – 1 Corinthians 14:20 The term ‘kidults’ is a British term describing “adults who are retaining a sense of youth by investing in lifestyles typically associated with young people, like games and fashion”. […]
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.” […]
“Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed. “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the […]
“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6 God’s unchanging nature is a source of great comfort and stability. In Malachi 3:6, God declares that He does not change, and this assurance keeps us from being destroyed. Unlike the shifting circumstances […]
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Author Dave Peterson wrote: “Once, while on vacation, on our way to church, Terri and I got into a disagreement over something. When I felt I was losing, to make my […]
“Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.” 1 Corinthians 8:9 In an article titled “A Brief History of Mazes”, the National Building Museum distinguishes the differences between labyrinths and mazes: “A labyrinth has winding, curved passages, forming a “unicursal,” […]
“Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.” – 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 In an article entitled “Catch People in the Act of Doing Things Right”, author Bill Taylor wrote: “Ward Clapham is a […]