“Like a fluttering sparrow…, an undeserved curse does not come to rest” (Prov 26:2, BSB). In this first round of talks, do Job’s friends save the best till last? Hardly. Zophar’s comments are thankfully the shortest, but they are also the toughest to swallow. He feels no obligation to fortify his statements with the supernatural (as […]
“Those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same” (Job 4:8). But the striking thing is this: we are not only the sowers; we are also the field of harvest! Carlyle wrote: “One cannot do a mean thing or think a base thought without becoming like the thing he thinks or does.… A miser […]
The Psalms are often used as Messianic proofs in the preaching of our Lord and His disciples. Christ said to His own, “Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms” (Lk 24:44). Risto Santala (The Messiah in the OT, p. 108) writes: “The New […]
Who released “those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage” (Heb 2:15)? Job uses words with such rich meaning—especially when he’s talking about life having no meaning! In a way, he reminds me of the atheist who uses his intelligence to prove there’s no intelligence behind the universe. Or the philosopher who […]
Read More… from August 13, 2025 — As Dark As Darkness Itself
“Your fruit is found in Me” (Hos 14:8). At the end of Hosea’s prophecy, this ray of hope shines on beleaguered Israel. From the opening command in Genesis, “Be fruitful,” to the scene in the Jerusalem Above, where a tree grows “which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month” (Rev 22:2), God […]
“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean” (Lk 5:12). Bruce Olson was raised in a Lutheran family in Minneapolis. He heard sermons on the need for change, but never about the power to change. One night at age 14, he prayed, “Lord, everything is messed up around me. And its messed up […]
This section goes more deeply into our souls and God’s mind. But it’s just not deep enough! Daily life can be so superficial. How much time is expended on pampering, clothing, and feeding the body! We move from house to gym to office to restaurant—then repeat. In between, it’s social media and Facebook friends (the […]
Read More… from August 12, 2025 — Look What’s Hidden In God’s Heart
“He who is least among you all will be great” (Lk 9:48). Samuel Rogers wrote: “That very law which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.” Paul understood this. The smallest movement of a believer ripples out into […]
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me…and I will love him and manifest Myself to him” (Jn 14:21). The call of Christ is clear, comprehensive and compelling. He gave His life for me and now offers to live His life in and through me. I owe Him everything. […]