Posts with the category “all-things-new”

Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples. (Psalm 96:3) Human beings have a strange ability, and might I way a tendency, to take in information, intellectually process ...  Read More

All the ends of the earth have seen our God’s salvation. (Psalm 98:3 As humans, we have a tendency to see the glass half empty, the world darker than it is, and the future uncertain. Yesterday we reme...  Read More

I will also make you a light for the nations, to be my salvation to the ends of the earth. (Isaiah 49:6) After the nations were dispersed at Babel and Abram (eventually God's people the Israelites) it...  Read More

Blessed be the LORD, my rock who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare. (Psalm 144:1) Strength comes in many forms, but in the Kingdom of God, it has a very particular form and feel to...  Read More

A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. (Mark 1:27) By now we've well established the fact that the conflict and resistance in the cosmos exists in both...  Read More

I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.  (Psalm 121:1–2) For two days now we have discussed the reality of spirit...  Read More

"Very well,” the LORD told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, do not lay a hand on Job himself." (Job 1:12) I know too many people who, as they begin to be exposed to the reality of...  Read More

When heaven feels silent and the battle feels hidden, Daniel 10 reminds us that God hears, God sends help, and unseen resistance never means He has abandoned His people....  Read More

The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the LORD. (Psalm 24:1) "Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD of Armies, he is the King of glory." I love the way this passag...  Read More

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. (Ephesians ...  Read More

While rebellious nations and rulers still rage against God, their defiance is futile because the true King is already enthroned and the nations will ultimately belong to Him....  Read More

Psalm 82 sheds light on the unseen realm and brings us into the courtroom of the Most High, where corrupt spiritual rulers stand condemned before the Judge of all the earth....  Read More

Babel did not simply scatter humanity across the earth, it also marked the beginning of a deeper spiritual division that would shape the story of the nations from that point forward....  Read More

Scripture shows that God sovereignly transforms humanity’s rebellion into redemption, turning the chaos of Babel into the global unity of worship where all creation rejoices in the righteous reign of ...  Read More

Jesus’ Great Commission reverses the rebellion of Babel by sending His followers outward to disciple the nations, transforming humanity’s prideful attempt to ascend to heaven into a global mission gro...  Read More

Blessing has never been about us, but about sharing that blessing with the nations....  Read More

Isaiah changes our perspective on our greatness....  Read More

In today's culture, making a name for yourself has become the norm, but it's not a new problem....  Read More

I will sing about the LORD’s faithful love forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. (Psalm 89:1) In today's reading, we once again visit Psalm 89. If you recall, we spent a littl...  Read More

For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in him. (2 Corinthians 1:20) Throughout my life, my word has always been very important to me. It is just how I was raised. I may not have two nickels to rub t...  Read More

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. (Psalm 28:7) This past Sunday, Pastor Mike spoke about our family, saying we were an example of what it looked like to s...  Read More

This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants — not only to the one who is of the law but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith....  Read More

As the flood waters receded, God offers humanity a fresh start, renewing the mandates of Eden....  Read More

One thing we must remember, whether in judgment or in grace, His faithful love endures forever....  Read More

The normalcy of life can often make us less attentive to the things of God than we should be, just as it did in the days of Noah....  Read More

Trials and hardship are often perceived as punishment instead of discipline. Even when they come about as consequences of our own actions, God can and does use them to redeem us and transform us into ...  Read More

It's easy to see God's judgment as a reference for His anger, but Isaiah helps us to see it as a promise of faithfulness instead. ...  Read More

God's judgment may seem punitive, but there's always a redemptive element in it. Join us as we journey through Genesis 7-8 as God preserves Noah's family in a catastrophic act of judgment. ...  Read More

Today, grief finally finds its place; in worship....  Read More

Compassion isn't only something we feel, it's something we practice....  Read More

Lament is not weakness or divided love. It is speaking the Truth to One who cares....  Read More

Sin is far worse than the breaking of rules, it's a deep fracture in relationship that grieves God to the core of His being....  Read More

It's easy to feel like God is indifferent to suffering, but He isn't.. Walk today with us as we see How God begins His redemptive plan of a broken creation....  Read More

When the nations rage and fear closes in, Psalm 46 teaches us where true refuge is found....  Read More

Threat is real and present, but the power of our enemy has already been taken in the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus....  Read More

In a world shaped by unseen cosmic rebellion and real threats, Psalm 91 calls fearful, heavy hearts to rest in the nearness of an unshakable God....  Read More

It's one of those weird stories in the Bible we aren't quite sure how to take; Jesus proclaims victory to rebellious, captive beings as they await their final judgement. Come along as we explore the s...  Read More

God provides boundaries for a reason. This week we cover the second of the three major rebellions leading to the utter depravity of humanity. ...  Read More

I directed a play once about a children's concentration camp in WWII and the main character said, "Waiting days are hard days .." and she was right. But with God, we can wait with confidence, not desp...  Read More

There's an old saying that reads, "Sometimes the only way out, is through." Jesus promises to bring us through and out of exile if we will but trust Him....  Read More