The Bible in a Year “For I am with thee, says the Lord, to save thee; though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.” —Continue reading “Held by God Even Under Correction”
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The Sign They Could Not Yet See
In the Life of Christ There are moments in the life of Jesus when the people standing closest to Him understand the least about what He is doing. John 2:18–22 is one of those moments. Jesus has just cleansed the temple, overturning tables and driving out those who had turned His Father’s house into somethingContinue reading “The Sign They Could Not Yet See”
When Heaven Rewards What Earth Never Saw
Heaven There is something wonderfully reassuring about knowing that when believers stand before Christ, the question will not be whether we belong to Him, but what we did with the life He gave us. The judgment seat of Christ—the bēma—is not another trial to determine heaven or hell. For those who have placed their faithContinue reading “When Heaven Rewards What Earth Never Saw”
Corrected but Not Cast Away
The Bible in a Year “For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee; though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.” —Continue reading “Corrected but Not Cast Away”
When Heaven Reviews the Life We Lived
The Judgment Seat of Christ Is Not About Losing Salvation—It Is About a Father Rewarding His Children There is something wonderfully personal about the way Scripture describes our future with Christ. The Christian hope is not merely that someday we will “go to heaven.” Jesus promised something far warmer than that: “I will come againContinue reading “When Heaven Reviews the Life We Lived”
When the Enemy Finds a Place to Stand
On Second Thought “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.” — 2 Corinthians 10:3–4 There are battles we recognize immediately and others we barely notice. We know when someone opposesContinue reading “When the Enemy Finds a Place to Stand”
When Hearing God Is Not Enough
The Bible in a Year “Hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened.” — Jeremiah 26:5 Jeremiah was given an uncomfortable assignment. God sent him to preach not to people who had abandoned worship altogether, but toContinue reading “When Hearing God Is Not Enough”
When the Lord Hands Out the Rewards
Heaven There is something wonderfully different about the way Scripture describes the believer’s future judgment. When most of us hear the word judgment, we instinctively think of condemnation, punishment, or having our failures exposed. But when the Bible speaks about believers standing before Christ, another word repeatedly appears alongside judgment: reward. Paul wrote, “Therefore judgeContinue reading “When the Lord Hands Out the Rewards”
When Those Who Speak for God Stop Listening to Him
The Bible in a Year “I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing; they commit adultery, and walk in lies; they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none does return from his wickedness.” — Jeremiah 23:14 Jeremiah 23 is uncomfortable reading, especially for anyone who teaches, preaches, leads, or speaksContinue reading “When Those Who Speak for God Stop Listening to Him”
When You Try to Quit but the Word Won’t Let You
The Bible in a Year “Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.” — Jeremiah 20:9 There are momentsContinue reading “When You Try to Quit but the Word Won’t Let You”