Reading through the first sixteen chapters of Exodus over the last couple of days, I am reminded of a phrase that has always bothered me. Why would God harden Pharaoh’s heart? It seems Pharaoh was doing a pretty good job of hardening his own heart. We rather like the view of God when He is …
Category: Devotions
The Messes We Make
No matter how many times I read through the stories in the Bible, I’m always amazed at the depths to which our human nature will take us. Why is it that we do things we know are wrong and foolish and are only going to cause ourselves and those we love great pain? How hard …
Run Back…Not Away
Abraham’s nephew, Lot, is an interesting character. We first meet him in Genesis 11, when his father, Haran has died, and Grandpa Terah and Uncle Abraham take him with them when they leave the place of their birth, Ur of the Chaldeans. A hard beginning. He finds himself fatherless and pulled away from all that …
Who Is Your “Letter?”
What would you do if you told someone you were a Christian and they asked you for letters of recommendation? Who is in your life that you could ask to give detailed information about your faith in God? According to scripture, it’s a valid question. We can’t just call ourselves a Christian without some evidence. …
Why Can’t You See It?
Does it frustrate you when you try to explain a spiritual truth to someone, but they just can’t “see” it? I think it’s so interesting we use the concept of “sight” when we’re discussing the process of understanding. I’ve been called “blind” a few times over the last year, and to be fully transparent, I’ve …
The Way Of The Word 