“O LORD, how long shall I cry for help and you will not hear?” Habakkuk 1:2 Often in my desperate sadness I have compared God to a man-made idol, incapable of hearing and seeing unless I reveal the truth of the matter to him. So I muster up courage to make my appeal before …
Fig Trees Blossom: conversing with God through the Book of Habakkuk Read More »
Psalm 15:1 and Psalm 24:3 ask the same question in slightly different words: What kind of person is qualified to enter into God’s holy presence? Both Psalms give the same answer: The man whose heart is pure within, leading to godly actions in all of life. Consider the similar questions in Psalm 15:1 and …
Who Can Go Up onto the Mountain of LORD? (Psalms 15 and 24) Read More »
When I look at the overall trajectory of my life, stopping at the present moment, I know without a shadow of doubt that much of my life has been spent chasing after wind (Eccl. 1:14). I worked hard since the age of twelve to prove to the world that I exist to be much …
All of the signs and wonders performed by our Lord Jesus in His earthly ministry point to His work of redemption accomplished in His death and resurrection on behalf of His people. In Mark 5:1-20, Jesus demonstrates His overthrow of Satan by casting out the legion of demons from the man who had been demon …
A Demonstration of the Conquering of Satan (Mark 5:1-20) Read More »
