“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. … Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? … How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit...
Easy answers rarely help someone in distress and disquiet. And sadly we are too quick to assume and critique. What comes out of our mouths only serves to worsen matters. We can be quite flippant and dismissive at precisely the wrong moment. Job suffered great losses. His 10 children perished...
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight” (Proverbs 9:10). What is wisdom for? This is a big question for us and a good one to start off a new year. What are we to do with what we know? Wisdom is...
“And you shall call His name Jesus.” The sentence came to Joseph, in a dream from the Angel of the Lord. This craftsman from Nazareth wrestled with a big decision. His betrothed, Mary, the young woman to whom he was covenanted to take as his bride was now pregnant. Her...
