And the LORD listened and heard them…Malachi 3:16 God hears us. He hears our prayers. He hears our conversations. He hears all of us, even the unrighteous. But, of those who fear Him, God records their words in a “book of remembrance.” Verse 16. Could the book of remembrance be God’s memory.? Malachi records the […]
Filled him with the Spirit of God…Exodus 31:3Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. In Exodus, Moses records how the tabernacle was built. He begins by revealing how God gave His Spirit to men and women to enhance their abilities. And I have filled him […]
For this cause, I have come into the world…John 18:37 This Jesus said while standing before Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea during the days of Jesus. Pilate represents many who reject Jesus. He ignored the advice of his wife who counseled him to not involve himself with Jesus. He rejected the advice of his […]
Freely give us all things…Romans 8:32 Christmas is a time of giving. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:32. Given all that God has given us how can we not give grace to others? It began […]
It was the feast of dedication…and Jesus walked in the temple…John 10:22-23 The feast of dedication is Hanukkah. Hanukkah this year is December 18th thru December 26th. It is the Jewish celebration of re-dedicating the temple after it was profaned by Antiochus Epiphanes in 167 B.C. He killed 40,000 citizens of Israel and enslaved another […]
We live in an obedient Universe. It is so big our imaginations cannot comprehend the distances, yet the movements of every star and planet are steady and true. God set their orbits and interactions in the beginning, and their obedience has been so perfect ever since, that we set […]