From the outset, yes, even in a perfect (unfallen) world, the reality of human free will is made clear. Yes, indeed: each of us is a free moral agent.
Read MoreSeeing the joy that teachers have as they prepare their classrooms for a new school session is a glimpse into the joy in the heart of the Maker as He crowned a perfectly beautiful world with the area known as the garden of Eden.
Read MoreToday, in our own process of being taught, we have the opportunity to look closely at what happened and why. We are given gifts of both hindsight and foresight from the Creator whose highest hope is that each of us will choose Him, moment by moment, every day, as the only Instructor whose teaching is worthy of following.
Read MoreThese last days are marked very distinctly with Satan’s intensifying attack against the precepts of God. God is allowing it, even as He is telling us about it in His word. Being confronted with specific tests has a way of bringing our decision-making into sharp focus.
Read MoreJacob would not let go of God, for he had finally learned that God is merciful; he cast himself upon that mercy. Jacob’s review of his own life might have driven him to despair, but with earnest cries he steadily presented his case to the merciful Lord until he prevailed.
Read MoreWhen Jesus walked the earth, the written word up to that point was what we call the “Old Testament.” He frequently quoted from it to highlight and clarify the intent contained therein.
Read MoreIn Jonah’s day, the people had realized that they deserved the destruction that God was warning them about. In agreeing with Him as to what they deserved, they actually found mercy and stepped onto a new path: one of repentance.
Read MoreEvery person is a unique creation, so loved by God! Think about your loved ones and the often-funny things about them that you love. There must be no doubt that our Creator has a spectacular sense of humor.
Read MoreWe must distinguish between God’s promises that are for now and those yet future.
Read MoreBecause humans are the objects of God’s profoundly inexplicable affection, the adversary wants to separate us from Him; he wants to hurt God by hurting us. We are caught in the crossfire of a war that began in heaven before our world was created.
Read MoreGod’s people of today have the continuing duty and privilege of clearing the road of obstacles to the true place of Refuge—the person of Jesus Christ—of obstacles that would hinder or delay those who, under conviction of the Holy Spirit, sense their accountability before God.
Read MoreThe Scriptures have been given as a guide for anyone who desires to become acquainted with the person and will of Almighty God. As the Source of all life, His will is for life to continue! To ignore or rebel against His word is to separate oneself from life’s Source.
Read MoreOne of God’s purposes in saving us is to give us a role in His plan of redemption. This is the highest honor and privilege given to man. We are appointed as messengers of His redeeming love.
Read MoreIt is unlikely that any of us fully realizes the wickedness of our own hearts. But if God’s Son has been truly believed upon, He takes that faith as an invitation to come into our hearts and begin the process of His cleansing work.
Read MoreIt is not a coincidence that Jesus was trained as a carpenter by His earthly father. The skillful input of shaping, fitting, sanding and refining is an apt metaphor for the work of the Creator as He works with us to shape and refine our characters.
Read MoreIt is obvious that God is a lover of beauty. But above all that is visibly beautiful, His greatest delight is in beauty of character, yet this is the one thing over which He has given us total control.
Read MoreWe are given baptism to celebrate His resurrection and its ongoing power to raise us up every day from the old life of sin and death. In fact, it is the “resurrection power” of His Holy Spirit that saves us from the old life of sin.
Read MoreThere is an orderly way that both creation and redemption are presented in the Word. Both are processes. They are also intertwined, for the Omniscient One knew before the foundation of the world that He would give the life of His Son to redeem us from the dark influences that the adversary would bring. Then, He begins the process of recreating us. Submission to His authority in this process is essential.
Read MoreGod is working patiently to extricate each of us from a worldly culture under heavy-handed pagan influences. To this very day, pagan ideas which were presented under a manmade premise of honoring God are still accepted and practiced.
Read MoreOur path is often lit only a step at a time, so taking each step is essential to gain the benefits of His counsel. This life is fleeting. Don’t waste another hour trying to find your own way!
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