Our God reigns! Or does He? Is it possible He has abdicated, left town? A look at current events can certainly make such a conclusion understandable. Worldwide pandemic with millions dead, significant economic hardship around the world, Christians severely persecuted and even killed for their faith in significant numbers, military threats from China. In our… Read More »
Faith, Not Fear
“Faith, not Fear.” Perhaps you have seen the signs sprouting up in your area. Maybe you have heard or seen this repeated as if it were a slogan. The implication is that you can respond to the things that are going on in our country with either faith or fear. More to the point, I… Read More »
Honor Your Mother
“Honor . . . your mother.” “If you’re not honoring me the other 364 days each year, don’t bother with it on Mother’s Day either!” I have heard this statement come out of the mouths of several mothers I have known. I also know they still appreciate whatever honor they are shown, even if it… Read More »
What In the World Is God Doing?
What in the world is the Lord doing? I am confident that many of you have wrestled with this question over the last several weeks, as I certainly have. Is this pandemic and the associated troubles just a consequence of living in a messed up world? Is it just “the course of nature”? Or the… Read More »
Why Christ Died
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” The current pandemic has brought upon us, in varying degrees, a great trial of suffering. At times like this people will ask where is God? If… Read More »
Promises—Psalm 91:15-16
He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation. The Lord makes many great and precious promises to the one who loves and knows Him. In these verses,… Read More »
“You Will Tread, You Will Trample” Psalm 91:13-14
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.” The Psalmist concludes this section of Psalm 91, in which he has assured those who trust in… Read More »
Guardian Angels—Psalm 91:11-12
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” It is hard not to fear as we hear the daily drumbeat of Covid-19 cases and deaths. Though we may have… Read More »
No Harm, No Disaster—Psalm 91:9-10
“If you make the Most High your dwelling– even the LORD, who is my refuge— then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.” The first half of Psalm 91 has clearly shown us the blessed and perfect security of the people of God. But what kind of person will have… Read More »
“A Thousand May Fall at Your Side” Psalm 91:7-8
“A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.” One of the difficult aspects of the current trial we are facing is the uncertainty of it all. When will it… Read More »