In Isaiah 7 and 9 we see great prophesies about Jesus hundreds of years before His birth. The Lord told the people what they should be looking for. It would be a child, born of a virgin, who would save His people. Much has been written about these passages Yet nestled in between these 2... Continue Reading →
Be the Gospel!
So often we may be concerned with our ability to share the Gospel of Christ. Will I be given opportunities to share? Will people listen to me (or why should they listen to me)? Will people be offended? These are all questions that might go through our heads. As I am getting into my family... Continue Reading →
There is Unity in Jesus…
As in Ephesians, so we find in Colossians, that Jesus has broken down the walls that separate us, uniting us all in Him. We se in Col. 3:11 that “Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.” “Here there is... Continue Reading →
Be The Light!
It is much easier to walk when it is light. Things become clearer when we are able to see. If we carry light with us, then we can see as long as we carry the light. If we put it down and allow ourselves to become distant from it, however, things become dark. If... Continue Reading →
He Is Able!
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been looking at our family Bible. This Bible was the family Bible of Jacob Farley Mayo, and it was passed on to my great grandfather, to my grandfather, my father, and now it has been passed down to me. As we looked in the middle of... Continue Reading →
Walking Humbly with Our God
I wonder if Micah saw a form of Sunday Christians in his day, some Saturday Jewish observers. Not people who had completely abandoned the Lord, but those who came and worshiped Him one day and then acted as if He didn’t exist on the other days. In Micah 6:7, Micah asks what they should... Continue Reading →
Agent of the Spirit or of the Status Quo?
In going through the first four chapters of Micah, the Holy Spirit is clearly in view. We see this starting in Micah 2:7 “Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things he does?” “Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things he does?”Micah 2:7, CSB Spurgeon points out that... Continue Reading →
Sow Righteousness, Until He Sends Righteousness…
As we finish up Hosea, we see a beautiful representation that would have been freely understood by people who rely on the land to live (Hosea 10:12). Sowing and reaping... They are told that they have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice, but the call for God’s people is to sow righteousness. How are we, as... Continue Reading →
Holding Our Gaze…
I remember my wedding day (almost 30 years ago). I remember the moment that my beautiful wife became visible at the end of the aisle. I know that we had been told to look around and take in all that was going on around us, but once I caught a glimpse of her, I couldn’t... Continue Reading →
Do We Fear the Lord or the Lions?
In 2 Ki. 17, people were imported to Israel from all over Assyria, and lions came and were devouring them. They knew this was a sign, so they asked the king to send them a priest who could teach them how to worship the Lord of the land. So the priest began to teach them what it... Continue Reading →
