We tend to think that it is by merit that we will be saved and spend eternity in Heaven. Even Christians, if they are not careful, start counting their own works as righteous before God. The truth is that we all fall short and can not make it on our own. Israel deserved the same…
The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. In Matthew 6:5-15 Jesus warns of wrong ways to pray before teaching His disciples and ultimately us how to pray. We have come to know it as the Lord’s Prayer and even unreligious people know it by heart. But spite its familiarity to us, it…
When Moses asks what His name is, he was asking Him what His essence is. God answers by telling Moses, “I am what I am.” Another translation is, “I am the One who is and will be” In other words He is telling Moses that He is self existent and everything Moses needs when he…
AW Tozer said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” That is essentially what Theology is. It is thinking about God. In that way, we are all theologians. All of us have thoughts about God. Some are sound and true thoughts while others are made…
We all experience seasons in life that are difficult. Situations, circumstance, and experiences that tend to cause anxiety. In those moments we are tempted to give in to that anxiety and look to ourselves to solve the problem. This is what Moses did. He looked this way and that but he never looked up! His…
He is Risen!!! But how do we know? Can we know? The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important fact of Christianity. Without it, Jesus could have been no more than a prophet. But if He Resurrected, then He is who claimed to be, the Son of God! And this is great news fort…
Who Is Jesus Christ? Is He your King?
Ever feel like God is not there? Or not listening or concerned? In this passage we can be reassured of the awesome news that God is ALWAYS there and IS concerned.
After witnessing Jesus miracles of healing, casting out demons, preaching with great authority, the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray. Perhaps it is because they saw him in constant prayer and realized that the source for the other things was from His closeness to God the Father in prayer. If we want…