Tag: hope
Us Forgetful Humans
As humans we easily forget. Humanity forgets. We easily forget God. The Israelites did, people and nations throughout history forgot God. When troubles come we hurry to God for help, but when things are smooth we leave Him behind. We read His Word and forget it when we don’t memorize and put it into practice. …
The Created Order
God created the world and therefore created an order for it to run and be held together. If the order is disrupted or changed it will have dramatic effects on God’s created order. It will fall apart. Separation from God brings disaster. The Beginning Goodness In the beginning God created the world and everything in…
The Power Source
When we gave our lives to Christ, He gave us His Holy Spirit. He lives in us and through Him we have power and strength to overcome sin and the world. The Holy Spirit is promised to all who believe in Christ. It is our guarantee that we are in Him and have eternal life.…
Perseverance, an Uphill Climb but Worth it
Job endured many hardships in the middle of his life. He persevered and God blessed him. But in the midst of the suffering God taught Job perseverance. Sometimes life is uphill. Things are not smooth. We struggle. But in the adversity there are lessons. God uses every situation and circumstance in our life. Through them…
The Israelites and Us: Conclusion
Chosen Family God chose the Israelites out of all the people groups on earth to bring forth His plan. The temple, priest, laws and sacrifices all symbolized God’s future plan to bring salvation to all people. God’s plan always looked to Christ and salvation through Him. (Zechariah 3:8, Zechariah 6:12-13) Our & Their Flaws Despite…
The Israelites and Us: God’s Plan
God’s plan was made before the foundation of the earth. To first choose a family and create a nation which in turn would birth His son Jesus, the Messiah, the savior of the world. From the Israelites came God’s plan for salvation, the way to Him for all people. (Isaiah 42:6-7) We see His plan…
The Israelites and Us: Man and Human Nature
When things went good for the Israelites they forgot God and began to think they could do things themselves. We do the same. It’s our human nature. When we become Christians we surrender everything to Him and follow closely. We know and realize all he has done for us in bringing us to salvation and…
The Israelites and Us: God’s Love and Mercy
Time and time again throughout the story of the Israelites God shows His love and forgiveness. From the beginning, from creation He was and still is involved with his creation. He cares deeply about each of us. God’s Love & Mercy in the Bible He comforted Sarah’s servant, Hagar, when she ran away because of…
The Israelites and Us: Sin
Without the account of the Israelites we would not have learned about sin and its damaging effects. What it can do if left unchecked. We wouldn’t have learned about man’s weakness and sin and temptation or how to trust God to overcome. We wouldn’t have understood truly why we all need a savior. From Birth…
Hope
No matter what we are going through there is Always Hope in Christ. He is always there for us and feels our hurt and pain. He understands and reaches out to help us and give us hope if we trust Him. Christ promised that in life there would be trials and tribulation even persecution for…
Meaning for Season
Ah, it’s that time of year again, Christmas. What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? The holidays, presents, family, decorations, Christmas trees, sales, joy, red and green, Santa, memories, etc.? Or do you think of Christ, Advent, the Star, the Manger, the Wisemen, Joseph and Mary, Angels etc.? Not that the first things…
