Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. It might upset some readers to realize that this well-known prophecy originally referred to a child born to King Ahaz of Judah, and not primarily to the birth of …
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Are you the one
Ps 106:23 So he declared he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people. He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them. What Moses did here, was to intercede for his nation, to “stand in the gap” as it is often referred to. The …
Our Hope in Troublesome Times
Daniel 7:25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall oppress the saints of the Most High …. A few years ago I became aware of the testimony of a member of the underground church in China, where the person lamented the fact that the church had not prepared them for martyrdom. The …
Am I known by God
Matthew 7:22-23 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ Many of us struggle to understand …
The Land Mourns
Hosea 4:2-3 You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another. 3. That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing We …