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Jacob Wrestles With God
(The Long Way Back Home, Part Two) At the end of Genesis 31, Jacob, his wives, and his children have all officially separated from Laban, Jacob’s uncle. This separation was necessary because—as discussed in the prior post—sometimes our sanctification requires ending relationships and parting ways with family. That is because some people are not sanctifying,…
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#WCSK Episode 2.4b: The Lord’s Prayer
Continuing from last week … Our Father who is in heaven (Adoration). As R.C. Sproul notes, those writers and authors in the Jewish tradition never called God “Father” in their written prayers until the tenth century A.D.[1] In contrast, Jesus almost always referred to God as “Father” when He prayed. Hence, in The Lord’s Prayer, Jesus invites…
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#WCSK Episode 2.4a: Prayer
How this principle applies to your everyday life: The Lord’s Prayer “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have…