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God’s Voice
I've been thinking about God's voice a lot lately. A little while back I had some Bible reading in the book of Job, and had reached the point where God was answering out of the whirlwind! (Starting in chapter 39.) God was not very happy at this point, and I can only...
A New Nature
God is good. He isn't this way because He has to be. God is good because that is His nature - that is who He is as a person. It flows from Him. He doesn't just do good because it is good to do good, He is good. We humans are not good. It is our nature to be evil and...
Obedience First
There will be plenty of times in life where we won't understand why God has said something. But understanding isn't the point; obedience is the point. Obedience must often come before understanding. You don't always understand until you go do what you were told....
Challenged to Know
In life we go through a lot of tough challenges. But if we were never challenged, how would we know and see how great our God is? You wouldn't know God as the Comforter if you never needed comfort. You wouldn't know God as the Healer or the Great Physician if you...
Some Explanation Required
Last night at one point in the little kids' class, the teacher talked about Jesus' blood as a fountain and how it washes our sins away. Most of the kids are used to hearing things like this, even though they don't really know what it means yet. But one child was not...
God’s Way
Sometimes God gives us the direct, go get it kind of way. He lays it out, clears the way, and says, "Go!" At other times God takes us the long way around, like He did with the children of Israel in Exodus 13:17-18. When God takes you the long way around, don't worry....