"God has great things in store for His people;
they ought to have large expectations." ~ Charles Spurgeon
O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! (Psalm 94:1-2) You don’t hear many prayers like this in church today, yet such prayers are common in the Psalms. Is it ever appropriate for …
Yesterday I wrote about the book of Joshua, and the violence contained within its pages. Today I want to look at the central idea of the book, once we’re able to look past the violence, what is the book really about? Why is it in the Bible? What’s the lesson? …
I just finished reading the book of Joshua yesterday. It’s not an easy book to digest. Joshua is one of the hardest books in the Bible to come to terms with. Events take place in this book that just don’t sit well. Joshua is the story of the conquest of …
And the Lord said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to take posession, that you may occupy his land.’ (Deuteronomy 2:31) Often time we believe God has called us to a certain task, but we are uncertain how to begin …
For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. (Ps 50.10) How many times have you heard this verse quoted or referred to as a basis for the idea that God is capable of providing for our material needs, or even of blessing us beyond …
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountian, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. (Exodus 34.29) I’ve been thinking about this episode …
