KINGS ARE BORN IN PALACES BUT LAMBS IN A MANGER In Johns revelation, the curtain between heaven and earth was pulled back and he saw events from Gods perspective. From Gods eternal, beyond time, point of view, the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world. For Jesus is the Lamb of God whose

DID YOUR NATIVITY COME WITH A DRAGON? When the apostle John was exiled on the Isle of Patmos, the Lord pulled back the curtain between heaven and earth and invited old John to see things from a heavenly perspective. Among the events he saw, John saw the cosmic warfare surrounding Christs birth. In order to

BE STRONG. GET TO WORK. DONT BE AFRAID. The Lord gave the prophet Haggai three instructions for the Israelites who had returned from Babylonian captivity. These instructions were to be strong in the Lord, get to work on rebuilding the Temple and dont be afraid. The Lord had Haggai address this instruction to two Hebrew

GODS FAITHFULNESS THROUGHOUT THE GENERATIONS Do you know your great, great grandfathers name? Zephaniah did. Some believe he gave such an extensive lineage in his introduction to establish that he was a descendent of King Hezekiah. However, it does seem odd that he didnt refer to him as King Hezekiah if that were truly the

SUREFOOTED STRENGTH Even though trials and suffering may come our way, we can depend on the surefooted strength of our God. After a long list of even though situations, Habakkuk declared his trust and dependence on God to help him not only take the next step, but to tread upon the heights! Surefooted strength is

ARCHEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE Believers can trust the reliability of the Bible. Regardless of the opinions of its detractors, it continues to be supported by archeology and the facts of history. In this first verse from the prophet Nahum, we see reference to two places, Nineveh and Elkosh. Elkosh was the home of Nahum and

GOD WILL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR There was a pause after the opening of the 6th seal. And John saw a great multitude join with the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders in worshiping the Lord. One of the elders asked John whether he knew who the multitude was and from where they had

BRING YOUR WORSHIP WITH YOU! Psalm 134 is the last of the 15 Psalms of Ascent, which were written to be sung by pilgrims as they climbed up Mount Zion to worship at the Temple in Jerusalem. Singing these worship songs made the journey more joyful and encouraged them to begin worshiping before they arrived.

THAT TIME GOD CAUGHT A MAN WITH A FISH Many think the book of Jonah is about a fish. Its not. Its really not even about Jonah. Its about God. The fish is only mentioned 4 times. Jonah is mentioned 18 times. But God is named 38 times. God is the hero in the book

DONT TAKE PLEASURE AT ANOTHERS FALL The prophet Obadiah, whose Hebrew name means Servant of the LORD, delivered a prophecy against Edom for gloating over Israels fall. The land of Edom was founded by Jacobs (Israels) twin brother, Esau (Also known as Edom). Edom was situated south of Judah and difficult to overthrow in its