By God is love, and therefore God demonstrates His love to all—yes, even to those who reject His saving love (Mark 10:21-23). God’s special love for believers is extraordinarily unique, but His universal love for all is in no means meaningless. God demonstrates universal love by granting the daily solar cycle and annual
My Past Has Some Dark Moments
Everyone alive in the present has a past. Each of our pasts have some good moments and some bad moments. But sadly, many of us have particularly dark moments in our past. Thank God that His grace effectively deals with all our darkest of moments. Because of God’s saving, cleansing,
Faith Tests: Not to Expose, but to Confirm
As long as I can remember, “tests” were to expose flaws. Spelling tests were to show you the words you didn’t know. Maths tests were to show you the equations you couldn’t complete. Fitness tests were to expose the weaklings. Character tests were to determine what needs some refinement. Tests
Complain Less, Praise More
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,for his wondrous works to the children of man!For he satisfies the longing soul,and the hungry soul he fills with good things. Psalm 107:8–9 If we complained less, and praised more, we would be happier, and God would be more glorified. Let
The God of Deliverance
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble” Psalm 107:1-2 This Old Testament Psalm was sung by the Israelites to give thanks to the Lord for deliverance from their adversaries (v.2). As we read this Psalm today,
The Sympathy of God’s Empathy
Psalm 103:14 is perhaps one of the most direct statements on God’s empathy with us. For he knows our frame;he remembers that we are dust. Psalm 103:14 God knows that we are not everything that He is. We are not perfectly holy. We are not almighty. We are not all-knowing. We
How Even the Hardest Heart Can Be Softened
It is no secret that throughout history God has saved some of the roughest sinners. There is great hope therefore, for any person’s heart to be softened by God. Be it a difficult child, a stubborn family member, a hardened criminal, an arrogant politician, or any other hard heart, God
Blessed Are Those Who Have Known Distress
The second declaration of blessing from God to man in Jesus’ famous ‘Sermon on the Mount’ affirm that those who have known distress are those who will be blessed with God’s comfort, restoration, and refreshing grace. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted Matthew 5:4 It is
Christianese: Sanctification
Romans 6:5-14 deals extensively with the doctrine of sanctification in the believer’s life. Before salvation the believer was dead in his sin (Eph 2:1), but after union with Christ, the believer is now freed from sin to live as a slave of Christ. Sanctification is the means by which believers
God Daily Bears Us Up
Blessed be the Lord,who daily bears us up; Psalm 68:19 Did you praise God for that when you woke up this morning? God is bearing you up today again. He did so yesterday, He will do so tomorrow again. In your daily weakness, He strengthens you. In your daily need,