Ship of Faith

It wasn’t necessarily Noah’s carpentry ability or his animal husbandry skills that qualified him for God’s command to build an ark. What qualified Noah for God’s calling to build an ark? Genesis 6:9 tells us, “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.” Based on […]

Introducing a New Series “Answering the Call”

The Bible is full of examples of people responding to God’s call. When I started to look at specific examples, I became intrigued by the moment between the call and the response of the person. What happened in that moment that caused these people to respond the way they did to God’s call, and what […]

Sunday Praise

Praise the LORD!Praise God in His sanctuary;Praise Him in His mighty expanse.Praise Him for His mighty deeds;Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.Praise Him with trumpet sound;Praise Him with harp and lyre.Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.Praise Him with loud cymbals;Praise Him with resounding cymbals.Let everything that has breath […]

A Child is Born

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;And the government will rest on His shoulders;And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6, NASB And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as […]

Sunday Praise

God be gracious to us and bless us,And cause His face to shine upon us—Selah.That Your way may be known on the earth,Your salvation among all nations.Let the peoples praise You, O God;Let all the peoples praise You. – Psalm 67:1-3, NASB

Sunday Praise

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,Who alone works wonders.And blessed be His glorious name forever;And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen. – Psalm 72:18-19 (NASB)

The Evidence of God in You

Your faith in Jesus—your faithfulness in serving Him—is evident to those around you even if you don’t say a word to them. We see this in 1 Samuel 16 where Samuel anointed David and “the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward (verse 13).” Tragically, “the Spirit of the LORD […]

Sunday Praise

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.O my strength, I will sing praises to You;For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness. – Psalm 59:16-17, NASB

Friday Faith

Whom have I in heaven but You?And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.My flesh and my heart may fail,But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. – Psalm 73:25-26 (NASB) Lean on God today, no matter what challenge you face, and let Him strengthen you. Editor’s note: This is the […]

Judging with Discernment

At the end of what are commonly referred to as the Beatitudes, Matthew 7:28 tells us: “When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes (NASB).” The people could tell that this was the Son of God; […]