There’s no way around the obvious truth about the kind of woman Rahab was. We read her story in Joshua 2-6. The massive assembly of Israelites is poised to cross the Jordan River, finally ready to go in and possess the land as God promised them forty years earlier. The last of the rebellious generation …
Tag: Salvation
Don’t Miss The Blessings!
I think Paul’s letter to the Ephesians might be one of my favorite books in the Bible. It’s like getting a letter from a long-lost relative telling you that you have suddenly inherited everything your heart could possibly desire, or ever will desire in the future! Paul captures our attention in the first few verses …
How To Be Saved
I love the promise Jesus made to His disciples in John 14:1-3. Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I …
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 Rainbow: A Promise & A Warning
The account of Noah in Genesis 6-10 is one of the many stories in the Bible that require faith to believe because it describes something we’ve never experienced. While we’ve seen the destruction that floods and hurricanes can cause to one particular area, the idea that the whole earth was deluged by a world-wide flood …
