“Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me” (Acts 27:25). Luke keenly observed the circumstances around and saw “neither sun nor stars…and no small tempest” = no hope (v 20). But Paul looked up! If you “believe God” today, then take heart! […]
How good to know that God promises to keep His people, and then promises to keep His promises! There were 84 men who ratified this covenant with the Lord when they “placed their seal on the document” (Neh 10:1). The Lord had made and reaffirmed many covenants with His people: with Abraham (Gen 12:1-3; 15:1-21), reiterated to […]
The willingness to be, and to have, just what God wants for us would set our hearts at rest. Following the Feast of Tabernacles, there was still more to learn from the Law. So “on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their […]
One big difference bet ween saints and sinners is where they go to satisfy their inner hunger. One day wasn’t long enough for the heads of these households. They knew there was more in the Word! It’s wonderful to see them spiritually hungry. This is the attitude that brings true revival: I want everything God […]
How could God allow evil in this world? Pause to consider this… […]
“God doesn’t give us joy instead of sorrow, or in spite of sorrow, but joy in the midst of sorrow.” —W. Wiersbe Standing “on a platform of wood” (Neh 8:4), Ezra began to read the Book of the Law. Gathered before him were “the men and women and those who could understand” (v 3), meaning the younger ones. There […]
It’s hard to say goodbye to those who love us. But imagine people waiting for us with love at our next destination. That’s Jesus’ idea. […]
How could they be expected to do the will of God if they didn’t know the Word of God? How can we? Nehemiah 7 concludes as follows: “When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities” (v 73). Seventy years had passed since these very cities had been abandoned and the people dragged […]
The chattering classes are swooning these days over the meteoric rise of stocks and crypto, and talking about improving all eleven sectors of the economy, a system that groups all businesses into categories to aid investors in balancing their portfolios. Full disclosure: I’m neither an economist nor a businessman. I’m certainly not an investor, at […]