TRUTH WILL EITHER SAVE OR CONDEMN There is only one way to be right with God. And that is to receive the righteousness of God through faith. It was Noahs example and profession of faith that condemned that unbelieving generation who rejected God. For the truth will either save or condemn those that hear it,

DONT THROW AWAY YOUR SHIELD OF FAITH After a season of suffering we are tempted to timidity and cowardice. We fear persecution and pain, so we hide from the fight. We lose a battle, so we retreat from the war. Yet, the Word teaches us not to throw away our confident trust, which is the

WHO WILL STAND IN THE GAP FOR GOD? The Lord told the prophet Ezekiel that He had looked for someone to stand in the gap of the wall surrounding Israel, but found no one. The physical walls surrounding Jerusalem were still standing at this time, but the spiritual walls were already breached. It wouldnt be

GOD DELIVER US FROM WORTHLESS LAWS Many have struggled with the meaning of this verse. Some have wondered whether God was saying that He had given some bad laws to His people. Yet, the Bible says that Gods law is perfect (Psalms 19:7). Others have suggested that God was referring to the fact, as the

THE SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TABERNACLE The Holy Spirit was the inspiration for understanding the meaning of the Tabernacle and how it pointed to its fulfillment in Christ. For the place called the Most Holy Place is a reference to the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle, wherein the High Priest was only able to

DO YOU HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE OR GRUMBLING? It wasnt external enemies that kept the Israelites out of the Promised Land. It was their own internal strife and grumbling among themselves. They complained about the food. They complained against their leader, Moses. They complained against going into the Promised Land. But really they were

A BETTER HOPE The law can reflect, but not perfect. The law itself is perfect. For it is from God, but it has no power to make perfect. It is like a mirror that reveals our sinful imperfection, but it has no power to remove it. Instead of bringing us closer to God, the law

GODS MORNING MESSAGE Rising up early in the morning, Ezekiel received a message from the Lord. No internet, no morning news, no ESPN updates, no emails, no personal plans, just the Word. Gods Word came to him and there was no room for anything else. His day was decided because he heard a message from

HOPE LIKE A ROPE Christian hope is not like the worlds hope. It isnt like saying I hope it doesnt rain this weekend. For that hope is a mere wish built on nothing but a desire. Christian hope is like a rope, anchored in the historical resurrection of Jesus Christ in the past, taken hold

MILK OR MEAT? The author of Hebrews explained that the basic teachings about Christ had to be covered again with them, because they were not growing in their understanding of Gods Word. They had been believers so long that they ought to be teaching others, but they were still like spiritual babes who needed to