God will go to any length to accomplish His purpose in rescuing the lost. He used Daniel and his friends in the previous chapters of Daniel to impact King Nebuchadnezzar,...
Ever since the giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai in the form of a covenant, the people of Israel had failed miserably in keeping it. The real problem was...
Many times, we react to overwhelming difficulties by putting our life on ‘pause.’ We need a break from the stress, it feels. When many from Judah were exiled to Babylon,...
The Lord told Jeremiah to speak everything he was commanded and to expect tremendous opposition as a result. But not to worry, God will rescue him. Later, we discover just...
God set Jeremiah aside as His appointed prophet when he was young. Intimidated by this call, Jeremiah objected, but God reassured him of His sovereign plan and provision for the...
Obadiah is told to prophesy against Edom, the epitome of both God’s and Judah’s enemies. As such, the nation is condemned but is told that God’s kingdom will one day...
How do we respond to the feeling that the last bit of hope is slipping through our fingers? Habakkuk is told to prophesy the coming destruction of Judah at the...
Why do we struggle so much with anger? With others’ opinions of us? With arguing? With over-competitiveness? Or comparing ourselves with others? Sometimes solutions to our problems are far more...
Matthew culminates his birth narrative of the coming Messiah with Mary and Joseph settling in Nazareth, thereby fulfilling the words of the prophets. Upon closer examination, this prophetic concept creates...
So, who exactly visited baby Jesus that wonderful “Christmas morning” so long ago? Did it include that strange group of Magi that most Nativity scenes adorably portray gathered in the...