Derek Elkins Writes“As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;” Psalms 103:15 It’s been stated by poets and kings. Great playwrights have written of it and the ordinary man laments because of his predicament. Wherever you turn, people are worried about death. He knows that his days on earth […]
I don’t know how many times the author uses the phrase “tension between grace and truth” but it was considerable. But he uses and re-uses this phrase to emphasize a point, and that point is that loving people the way Jesus wants His bride to love others can and will be messy. It’s not […]
Mishael took a moment to wipe the sweat from his eyes, but only a moment. If the guards should think that he was slacking, it could mean a sharp crack from a rifle and the endless sleep for him. But he had to change it up or he’d go mad. Yesterday, Mishael and […]
“The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God.” 1 Corinthians 8:2-3 What is the opposite of pride? Is it selflessness or generosity? No, the opposite of pride is humility. And humility is embodied in the man […]
“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water..” Psalms 63:1 Do you thirst for God like a man thirsts for water in a dry and weary land? Do you hunger for […]
“For what does the Scripture say? “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.” Romans 4:3 It all boils down to faith. That’s our part in the whole salvation thing. Salvation is a free gift that we do not have to pay for at all. We could have done no job […]
“How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.” Psalms 40:4 Thomas Jefferson was a Deist. This means that he believes that God created the earth, created all of the animals and even Adam. But, then God […]
“They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.” Psalms 106:39 Jesus said that it wasn’t what went into a man that defiled him, but what came out of that man. In other words, our actions are what define our sinful ways. We defile ourselves by what we do. We […]
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” Matthew 26:34 Denying Jesus can be so easy, so effortless. All it takes is a missed opportunity or a decision to serve one’s self rather than someone else. Denying Jesus does not have to […]
“Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.” Jeremiah 30:9 At this time in Israel’s history, David had been dead a long time. But every Jew knew what this promise entailed. At least, they thought they knew. God would send His Messiah to […]