“And, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘This shall not be your heir but he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir.’ And He brought him forth abroad, and said, ‘Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if you be able to number them,’ […]
“And I will make you swear by the Lordthe God of heaven and the God of the earth that you shall not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:” Genesis 24:3 At this time Abraham was old and expecting to die soon. He feared that upon […]
“And God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. So God created man in […]
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 In the creation of earth for habitation, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit worked in perfect unity, each accomplishing […]
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 As it states in John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything […]
As young people we are bombarded with the constant need for social media, “likes,” and trying to reach for what is known to the world as the “top” but in my life personally the only top that I have found to be meaningful is serving God and getting to understand him better. My husband and […]
It’s not a news flash that this generation is obsessed with media. And, as disciples of Jesus, we know we’ve all been given the great commission to spread the Gospel far and wide. Technology’s advances mean the distance and difficulties of fulfilling this call are quickly vanishing. Media’s ever-present nature creates an ever-growing need to […]
Jesus Christ is the Angel of the Lord: “And the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham out of heaven a second time and said, ‘By Myself have I sworn’, says the Lord, ‘for because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son that, in blessing, I will bless […]
Jesus Christ is God’s Lamb: “And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, ‘My father’ And he said, ‘Here am I, my son.” And he said, ‘Behold the fire and the wood but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?’ Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt […]
Jesus Christ is our Lord of Grace: “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart…But Noah […]
The Enmity: “And the Lord God said to the Serpent…And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed;” Genesis 3:15 KJVER The enmity put between the seed of the serpent and the Seed of the woman is supernatural. While the promise foretold war between man and Satan […]
Jesus Christ is the Seed of the Woman: “And the Lord God said to the Serpent… ‘And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.’” Genesis 3:15 KJVER Foretold in Psalms 22:1 Christ’s heel was bruised […]
By Brock Mayer I was driving home from a shift out in beautiful but remote Southeastern Oklahoma, when I decided to turn on the radio. I pushed the “seek” button a few times until a set of lyrics arrested my attention. (Note: Before I continue further, I don’t recommend anyone to look up this song […]
By David Jones Jack and Jane sit on separate sides of the couch. Cold indifference on one side, anger and irritability on the other. As a final step before an impending divorce, they now sit in my therapy office as strangers who fell out of love. The aftermath of a once vibrant romance. But how […]
“It’s tempting to drop Everything Everything once you’ve begun . . . it’s hard not to be consumed by this tale of doomed love.” – The Times, London As a teenage kid I was heavily into romantic comedies and movies that gave me butterflies. Oftentimes I found myself feeling in love while watching movie adaptions from […]
Ministry work is hard. Sometimes you wonder: “is it all worth it?” I grew up going to church every weekend. I was encouraged to read my Bible from an early youth. I was active in the youth department and I was for the most part a ‘good old Christian boy’. I intellectually understood most […]
By Warren Smith. First published on Herescope by Discernment Research Group. “A little leaven leaventh the whole lump.” Galatians 5:9 The Shack is being described as a “Christian” novel and is currently ranked number one on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback fiction. Many believers are buying multiple copies and giving them to friends and family. The Shack reads […]
By an anonymous author. Does God want His unsaved children to die? I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways for why should you die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 33:11 The […]
