“Christians are to be Distinctly Different.” The first three verses of Exodus 9 are parenthetical and relate something that God previously told Moses. One more major plague would afflict Pharaoh and the entire nation. This would be the means of Pharaoh not only allowing the Hebrews to venture away from the land but as…
“Yahweh, The Self-Existing One.” In Exodus 6, God reassured Moses by confirming His promise that He would bring his people out of captivity and into the land of Canaan. Many hardships would await Moses on this journey to Canaan, and he needed to learn that the strong consoling name of Yahweh was all he…
“Be Ye Holy.” Holiness is the chief moral attribute of God. The angels surrounding God in heaven have no trouble recognizing this truth as they cry out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.” (Isa. 6:3) In the same way, what God desires in the believer’s life, more than anything else, is personal…
“The Joy of Restoration.” Joseph had tested his brothers by framing Benjamin and allowing his other brothers to go free if they so chose. How the other brothers reacted is not stated, but the fact that all the brothers returned (vs. 13) seems to indicate that they were united in their commitment to their…
“The Unprofitable Servant” The first time I read Luke 17:7-10, I was appalled by the actions of the master toward his servant. It seemed to me that this servant was working his tail off and it seemed that the master just required more and more of him. “Doth he thank that servant because he…
“Living Above Our Circumstances.” People have all kinds of things that make for a bad start to a day. Here are some that I read a few weeks ago. You know you are going to have a bad day when… You start brushing your teeth with muscle relaxant cream. You realize the hair spray…
“Sowing and Reaping.” Dr. Richard A. Swenson, a Christian physician, describes in amazing detail the great care God has taken in creating the universe and even the human body. The human body is composed of ten thousand trillion-trillion atoms, a number greater than the stars of the universe. In all of us more than…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 25-26; Psalm 6; Luke 10 Devotional Thought: Title: “Your Kids are Watching.” History does indeed seem to repeat itself. In fact, Genesis 26 is so much like Genesis 12 that Moses finds it necessary to say it was not the earlier famine of Abraham’s time. Isaac took the…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 23-24; Luke 9 Devotional Thought: Title: “Praying and Planning.” As we age, we often become more focused on our children and grandchildren; however, Abraham was a late bloomer in these matters. Abraham was well up in years when he decided to search for a wife for his son.…
Genesis 16-17; Luke 6 Devotional Thought: Title: “The Danger of Faulty Expectations.” There was a man that came to me for counsel many years ago. He asked me to pray that he would get the job that he had applied for at an office downtown. Following his first interview, he called me to tell me…