I haven’t posted on my “read-through-the-Bible” the past four days because I’ve been in Leviticus. It’s a difficult book. If I had to give one word to sum it up, it would be holiness. More than anything, God reveals His immutable attribute of holiness and how high the standard is to attain holiness - something …
Tag: Grace
Lessons From The Golden Calf
Exodus 32 tells the story of the golden calf. So many lessons in this passage! Moses and Joshua have been with the Lord on Mount Sinai for almost 40 days. Just before this, God also invited Aaron, his two sons Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel up on the mountain, where …
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 …
Do You Really Want What’s Owed To You?
I often ponder why someone would reject Jesus. Because I grew up in a Christian home, there was never a time when I did not believe in God, or that the Bible was true. I’ve had lots of questions over the years, and there are still many things I don’t understand in scripture, but those …
The Glory of Tribulations
Romans 5:1-5 gives us three benefits of salvation by grace through faith that Paul has been describing in the first four chapters of this book. We have peace with God, we have access to grace in which we stand, and we are able to exult in tribulations, in anticipation of the glory of God. How …
The Way Of The Word 