Advent is a season of waiting. We know the Christ-child has come to us, that the Messiah has already overcome sin and death. But we wait for His return, His second Advent, when all will be restored and made new. When we celebrate the birth of Christ during Advent and
God is sovereign. I can understand that truth in my mind, but putting that truth into practice in my life is much harder. I know God’s ways are higher than my ways, but when I can’t see or understand His ways and His decisions, then it is harder for me
Adam lived in the Garden of Eden, a literal paradise on earth. It was perfect in every sense. Adam and God had a great and close relationship and yet… Even in the midst of a world without the stain of sin, God saw Adam and still wanted more for him.
“Then I said, I will appeal to this, to the years of the ’right hand of the Most High” I will remember the deeds of the Lᴏʀᴅ, yes, I will remember your wonders of old.” – Psalm 77:10-11 I have cried out to our Lord more in the last two years
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God. The Word was with God in the beginning. All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and
“For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.” –Psalm 84:11 Welcome to the first day of our newest study, friends! As we seek to set our hearts on the Lord this coming season, Psalm
When I was in elementary school I had a habit of claiming I’d read the latest book or knew the most popular song, even though it wasn’t true. Not only did I want to fit in with my peers and be part of their conversations, I felt very strongly that
“So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away—look, what is new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Who do you think you are? The way that question is asked can either cause us to stop and think, or immediately make us
Sometimes, I jokingly say that if it wasn’t for my relationship with God, I would be quite happy to live in a home with large, tall walls around it and never let anyone in. If you haven’t guessed, I am an introvert. I became a Christian when I was in
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. —Genesis 1:1-2 The book of Genesis is the