This morning, I woke up thinking about an old friend I haven’t seen or talked to in years. I’m not sure why they crossed my mind, but then I read something in Exodus 30 that made me think of their name. I just felt the need to pray for them and their family. I hope…
I think we often complicate the Gospel. Romans 10:4 and 9-10 offer a beautiful, striking simplicity. Paul wrote to early Christians who were exhausted by trying to “earn” their way to God. He gave them a lifeline: Christ fulfills the Law. Because Jesus finished the work, God now makes us right with Him the moment…
We are reading Psalms 119:45-96 today. I love how the author mentions meditating on God’s commandments. They ponder, they reflect on God’s Holy Word. And verse 61 stuck out to me today. ‘Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.’ Psalms 119:61 When I was younger, I…
Sometimes our horses are out in the pasture, and we have to call them in. They will come racing towards us, and the roaring sound of their hooves on the hard ground is scary. That’s just 40 hooves. In Exodus 14, the people of Israel are pinned up, with the sea blocking their path and…
Yesterday, I almost wrote about Romans 1, but I felt a stronger need to write about leadership. I’m so glad I didn’t, I feel like reading Romans 1 without reading Romans 2 could be dangerous. Paul lists a bunch of sins in Romans 1:18-32. And if we stop there, it’s easy to judge others and…
Today, let us remember that God can use our weaknesses and our past for His perfect plan. In today’s reading of Exodus 2 and 3, we learn about Moses. I liked thinking about how God saves Moses, and his mom gets paid to nurse her own baby boy. Even though Moses killed an Egyptian, he…
Reading Genesis 45 this morning. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers. He broke down and cried as he told them. They were speechless, dumbfounded. Joseph had to tell them again; they were shocked. ‘4 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your…
In studying Genesis 29, we learn that Jacob, on the run from his brother Esau, finds himself in the land of his Uncle Laban. He makes it to a well, and bam, Rachel shows up; we see God’s perfect timing again. It was customary in those days for a man to work to earn a…
We see a pattern passed down from Abraham to his son Isaac in Genesis 26. Abraham lied about Sara being his sister, not his wife, to save his own life in Genesis 12:10-20 and 20:1-8. Then in Genesis 26, Isaac does the same thing; he’s afraid that the people in this foreign land he’s found…
We are in the middle of a severe snowstorm. As I waded out to feed the horses, the snow was up to my knees, which made me reflect on Job 37: 9, 10. ‘9The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold. 10God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses…