One word we hear a lot about today is “justice.” Everyone wants justice for themselves and others, primarily in the context of “social justice.” But do we really? Do we know what we are asking for? The word justice means the quality of conforming to law, or conformity to truth, fact. God is just, or …
Tag: Mercy
12 Days of Christmas {Gifts} – Day 4
I have a yellow post-it note on my desk with 2 Peter 2:19b written on it: “By what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.” I should probably print it out in a larger format and post it around the house! You see, I have a great love for sweets; I’m also very …
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 Danger Of A Hard Heart
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 …
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 …
The Way Of The Word 