In reading through the Spurgeon Study Bible, Spurgeon makes a connection that I never made (not a surprise). He connects Canaan not with heaven, but with Christianity. And the thought process makes sense. We don’t expect heaven to be overrun with giants to conquer, and armies that need to be taken by force. We do,... Continue Reading →

How far would you go to save a life? This has been a question for many of us during the Coronavirus pandemic. When things started to become public about just how dangerous this could be, there were still many who chose to go about life as usual. Many defiantly. Others too set in their routine... Continue Reading →

As we get closer to Resurrection Sunday, lets reflect on what Jesus said was the authentic mark of a Christian. We find it in John 13:34-35. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my... Continue Reading →

As we continue along with our Holy Week worship, one of the ways that the religious leaders tried to trip Jesus up was with regards to support of government, and support of church. Trying to trap Jesus, they asked Him about paying taxes to Caesar. As was mentioned in the Palm Sunday message, the people... Continue Reading →

This week we are looking at devotions to prepare our hearts and minds for Resurrection Sunday, and as we looked at God’s great love for all (including the lost) yesterday, today we want to do more self-reflection. After Jesus entered Jerusalem, and wept for the lost, He proceeded to go into the temple courts to... Continue Reading →

Heading into Jerusalem, after His triumphal Entry, Jesus saw Jerusalem from a distance, and His response was broken-heartedness (Luke 19).  He saw the destruction to come (even that which was approximately 40 years away), and it brought Him to tears.   His people, His children, would be brought to destruction.  Yet it wasn’t those who... Continue Reading →

In Leviticus 20-22, we see the call to holiness “You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy” Lev. 20:26 CSB Yet the reality is that we cannot be holy on our own. This is clear through the first four books of the Bible, and especially seen in Leviticus. Ministry was... Continue Reading →

As we begin to get into the book of Leviticus, there are many who wish they could avoid it altogether (along with Numbers). Yet there is a lot for us to learn from these important books... Probably the greatest thing that we learn from the book of Leviticus is the consequences of sin. I have... Continue Reading →

How often do we look at moments like in Exodus 40, where we read about the awesome presence of the Lord coming to His sanctuary and His people, and long for this to be seen in our lives? Being in the presence of the Lord is such a blessing, and something we should strive for.... Continue Reading →