Matt 2 Throughout the OT and now in the NT, God often spoke to those He was going to bless in some way through a dream. God used a star and then a dream to the Wise Men of the East about the birth of Christ. That message was received with mixed reviews from the […]
Matt 1 Salvation Matthew, the Jew who recorded the life of Jesus wrote: “he will save his people from their sins.” Every Jew was aware of his sin and obediently took his sacrifice on the Day of Atonement to the Temple. The Hebrews author reminded his readers that even though they had done this , it […]
Psalm 65 “How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You to dwell in Your courts.” [Ps 65:4] We use the word blessing so casually but the psalmist rightly points us to the truth of this word: it is God that blesses and He blesses those whom He has chosen. In […]
Proverbs 15 Continuing on with the theme of the wise vs the fool and zeroing in on the prodigal son from Luke; Proverbs repeatedly shows that the foolish don’t usually know they are behaving foolishly. (Bryan Mc. Woodcreek sermon). It seems that the fool is one that determines he is wiser than God and he […]
James 2 See with Jesus Eyes When I grew up, I was faced with prejudice and all its faults. I was forbidden to have interactions with those of another race and another ethnic background. I found it hard to understand but found that little by little those factors crept into my thinking. So, when God […]
James 1 Instructional Manual Just as the OT book of Proverbs offers us the way to wisdom; James in the NT follows that pattern, but James refers to his readers as brothers or beloved brethren. Thus this might be an instructional manual for the body of the church and even more so for individuals in […]
Psalm 94 Pondering God’s Plan As we watch the decay of our nation we need to remember this verse: “For justice will prevail.” [Ps 94:7] One day God will end this depravity and this hate and anger. One day His people will be vindicated and the Lord Jesus will reign from on high. We sit […]
Hebrews 10 How to Face Adversity I am reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s biography again; yes again. I read it several years ago but was challenged by my disciple to read it again so am wading through it, all 606 pages! I am at the point where Hitler is adding insult to insult, injury to injury as […]
Psalm 58-59 Daily the news reveals to us how untrustworthy are our leaders. The sham trials and words reverberate across the airwaves and believers, like the ones of old, cry out how long Lord? How long will you be patient over the sin of men? King David had the authority to disarm and judge the […]
Hebrews 9 Christ Our Sacrifice Recalling the battle where the Philistines captured the Ark and their fear. The Hebrews author gives us a graphic picture of what it must have looked like and why they were so afraid. They had said unwittingly, a god is in our presence yet they turned not to the Holy […]
