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The Providence of God (Genesis 24)
In Genesis 23, Abraham’s wife, Sarah, dies and is buried in the Promised Land. And so, as one generation is buried, another is raised up, because in the next chapter, the text speaks about Sarah’s son, Isaac. Sarah’s husband, Abraham, is still alive, so he takes it upon himself to ensure that Isaac finds the…
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Abraham’s Secret (Hebrews 11:17-19)
The beauty of the Scriptures is that they are inexhaustible: In fact, in my experience reading the Bible, when one desire is satisfied, you gain a desire for a dozen more, expanding your quest beyond its original bounds. And the more one is instructed by the Word, how little he knows becomes increasingly apparent. Yet…
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Consider Lot (Genesis 19:1-29)
In Luke 17:32, Jesus urges us to remember Lot’s wife. The Lord’s point in that instruction was that when judgment is imminent, we cannot be double-minded. Lot’s wife was close to deliverance, but she looked back, in defiance of God’s instruction. Her disobedience of God’s command doomed her. Today, I invite you to consider Lot,…
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Faith Never Has All The Answers
In this episode, I will use the story of Abram in Genesis 12 to provide biblical support for the claim that faith never has all the answers. Truly, what I do not mean by that statement is that faith is blind, uninformed, or unreasonable, or that faith has reason to doubt. Biblical faith is always…
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How To Fight In The Current Spiritual War (II Corinthians 10:3-6)
Introduction In his epistle to the Church at Corinth, the apostle Paul made it clear that the Church of God was engaged in a spiritual war. II Corinthians 10:3-6 says: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of…