What is sin? Why is God so concerned about it? Why are we not as concerned about it? These are but some of the questions that God in Christ addressed by his death on Good Friday. Our passage from Isaiah 53 can help us better understand the answers to these …
If someone were to ask you, “How can I know God’s will?,” I hope our answer would be, “By turning to his Word, the Scriptures he’s left us in the Old and New Testaments.” Since God’s ways are not necessarily our ways,[1] it’s important to measure what we think and …
God desires to be in relationship with those whom he’s made in his image—which includes everyone. He created us for relationship with himself and one another. Yet after the Fall, this default setting of loving God and others was broken. Once our first parents succumbed to the enticements of the …
Life in the desert isn’t easy, what with the sun constantly beating down upon you and the scarcity of both food and water, survival in the desert is precarious at best. Yet though the LORD continuously demonstrated to his people that he was watching over them, protecting and providing for …
This morning, as we return to worship in the house of the LORD that has served as our place of worship since the Linebrook Church branch of God’s eternal family began in 2006, I thought we would yet again take a break from our studies in the book of Exodus …
As the Israelites living in the time of Moses demonstrate all too well, human nature since the time of the Fall is in need of repair. For before the LORD delivered them from being re-enslaved to the Egyptians by dividing the waters of the Red Sea, they grumbled.[1] Afterwards, despite …
I think that one of the most difficult things to do in life is to persevere—to continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty. Yet perseverance is what followers of Jesus Christ are called to. We are called to continue to trust in his goodness and …
Years ago, a student suggested that suffering can cause a person, specifically a follower of Jesus Christ, to walk away from or even turn against God. I told her that perhaps this was true but that I thought it more likely that suffering reveals how much—or little—faith we have in …
Much as I love proclaiming God’s Word each week and value the importance of doing so, from my own decades-long experience of worship I’m well-aware of the fact that sometimes what the Holy Spirit will use to remind me of the truth of who God is and his goodness is …
“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”[1] These are the words with which Moses encouraged the frightened …
