When Jesus died on the cross at Calvary, the earth shook in Jerusalem and even more violently in the new world. Of course it did. Because what other reaction could there be from the creation in response to the death of its Creator? The horror and pain must have been intense. And the very earth …
Psalm 23:6 says, ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…’ Which sounds nice. Really nice. But the Hebrew word translated ‘follow’ here (radaph), suggests a much more intensive verb. More like chasing, pursuing, even hunting down. Strong’s concordance calls it ‘purposeful, even covenantal, pursuit’. Which sounds better yet. The …
Given the good news/bad news query, I will go for bad news first every time. I think subconsciously I am hoping the good news will trump the bad. Or at least put the bad into perspective. When the news is good enough, bad news seems more manageable somehow. The bad is still there, and whatever …
Faith in Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel for a reason. We must first believe in order to have a desire and a motivation to follow. Without the belief, we wouldn’t have any reason to act. But there are other gifts of faith that make its preeminent position purposeful and beneficial. When …
I wonder what the shepherds who saw the angel and hosts of heaven thought about the message they received the night Christ was born. Did they immediately recognize the significance of what was happening? Consider why the Savior of the world would be found lying in a manger? Did they question whether or not it …
