Jesus has opened his family to all who wish to be in it, but that open invitation is only for those who seek the will of God as revealed in the Word of the Gospel.

God honored the heart behind David’s plan to build him a house, but it wasn’t for David to do. God had other plans in mind for the house that needed to be built.

When God sent his prophets to sinful man, he promised wrath for those who continue in rebellion. If we forget the reality that our God is indeed full of wrath against sin, we will be destroyed.

The Scribes and Pharisees opposed Jesus at every turn. He kept doing what was right in his Father’s eyes for the good of the people.

The Lord’s Supper is at once intensely personal and completely communal.

It can be tough out here on the dating scene. God doesn’t *exactly* give us a manual for dating, but the first chapters of Song of Songs provides us with wisdom to guide our mindset and approach to the pursuit of marriage.

All that Jesus did and taught was to bring salvation and healing for sin-sick sinners.

David learned some hard lessons when he brought the Ark to Jerusalem. That doesn’t surprise us though; the presence of God is nothing to be toyed with and must be sought in the way he has prescribed in his word.

Whether by calling fishermen to follow him or reaching out to the leper with a healing touch, Jesus came as the ultimate change agent the world has ever known.

In the book of Hosea we are presented with a shocking, scandalizing, saving vision of the love of God.