Moriah, which means chosen by God, was where God had his temple built, for it was a place special and holy to him. It was also where he sent King David to offer sacrifices after his sin of taking a census (1 Chronicles 21). It seemed like such a small thing, counting the people, but DavidContinueContinue reading “Lessons on Surrender from Mount Moriah”
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We Were All Lost Sheep
All kinds of people crowded around Christ, and he never turned them away. No matter what they were like, or who they were, he was ready to receive them. Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomesContinueContinue reading “We Were All Lost Sheep”
Pharaoh’s Idol {Egypt’s Deep Blue River}
The sky was rosy with the rising sun as Pharaoh and his court went out to the Nile for his morning washing and worship where he found Moses and Aaron waiting for him. “Go out,” God had told Moses, “and wait beside the Nile for the king. Tell him to let my people go into theContinueContinue reading “Pharaoh’s Idol {Egypt’s Deep Blue River}”
The Amazement of the Incarnation
Francis Junius, a 15th century theologian, once gave an account of his first reading of John chapter 1. He said “he observed such a divinity in the argument, such an authority and majesty in the style, that his flesh trembled, and he was struck with such amazement that for a whole day he scarcely knewContinueContinue reading “The Amazement of the Incarnation”