Until the time came to fulfil His word, the LORD tested Joseph’s character—These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold…so if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise […]
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one—For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places—No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue […]
When spring springs cold and the ground lies chill and sodden it’s a risk to plant seeds. The seed may rot in the ground before it can germinate, or be scavenged by a watchful crow. The seed may sprout only to succumb to ‘damping off’ disease. The seedling may emerge to beckon a voracious slug […]
A couple blogs ago I was thinking about the why and wherefore of the promises of God, wondering: Could it be that our generation has collected promises selectively, choosing the ones that cater to our earth-bound comforts and overlooking the others? Or maybe it’s just that our whole orientation to the ‘why’ of the promises […]
Here they are– the same disciples who have given their lives to follow Jesus and learn from Him. Just days before, Jesus had found them ‘sleeping for sorrow’ in the garden–exhausted with grief that He was to be taken from them (Lk.22:45). And now they are disbelieving for joy! He has indeed risen from the […]