Raise your hand if there are chapters in the story of your life that you’d rather not make it into the final printing! As I read through the Old Testament, there are many encouraging stories, in which God’s people made good choices and are rightfully remembered as faithful saints. And if we only had records …
Tag: Sin
Choosing How Your Story Ends
Today’s read (1 Samuel 16-18) includes a story that all children love – David and Goliath. God has let Samuel grieve long enough over the poor choices Saul made. He tells him it’s time to move on, to fill up his horn with anointing oil because God plans to raise up another man as king. …
God Is Not Our Lucky Charm
Today’s reading was a reminder of two important principles. #1 – All professed spiritual leaders do not necessarily know the Lord. #2 – The things of God are not our “lucky charm” to be brought out and used at our whims. The young Samuel that was dropped off at Shiloh has grown into an adult, …
The Gravity Of Sin
Yesterday our adult Bible study group encountered this question in the study materials: How do human beings typically evaluate the gravity of sin? There were many answers, but we could all agree that we underestimate it, and without the perspective of the cross, we will never truly appreciate the gravity of our sin until we …
A Failed Excuse: Not Under Law, But Grace
Today I finished up the book of Leviticus. As I read through eight chapters of laws, statutes, and commandments given to the children of Israel, I was both convicted and grateful. I’m convicted because God’s original laws for the Jewish people reveal so much about His character of holiness, and I recognize how little I …
The Way Of The Word 