The Consequences of Jealousy

Jealousy is a dangerous emotion. It is closely related to discontent. Both can lead us to sin against others if they are not kept in check. In Daniel 6:1-24, we see how jealousy led the commissioners and satraps to pursue killing Daniel. As Daniel distinguished himself from the others in the king’s court “because he […]

When God Does Deliver

When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat. – Exodus 16:18 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over […]