“their hearts were insincere toward him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant.” (Psalm 78:37) Psalm 78 tells a very familiar story; God does might works then His people forget and rebel. We see t...  Read More

“Wasn’t it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the sea-bed into a road for the redeemed to pass over?” (Isaiah 51:10) Isaiah 51 speaks in a powerful way to a people who n...  Read More

 “He answered, “I will certainly be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I am the one who sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship God at this mountain.”” (Exo...  Read More

These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents ...  Read More

Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” (Matthew 9:29) In Matthew 9, we find two blind men following Jesus crying out "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" Bu...  Read More

Lord, who can dwell in your tent? Who can live on your holy mountain? (Psalm 15:1) We've spent considerable time discussing that righteousness comes through trusting God and not ourselves. Then, today...  Read More

He did not waver in unbelief at God’s promise but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, because he was fully convinced that what God had promised he was also able to do. (Romans 4:20–21...  Read More

Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6) At this point in the story, Abram has heard the promise of God, obeyed His call, and walked with God to an unfamilia...  Read More

May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. (Psalm 67:7) As we've noted before, we seem to have a bend towards turning things in on ourselves. We pray for our own churches...  Read More

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad. (John 8:56) For the Jews of Jesus' day, there were few things which would infuriate them more than for someone to claim an inappropr...  Read More

For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant. (Psalm 105:42) In Genesis 12 we saw the promise, the covenant of God to Abraham. Galatians 3 reminded us just how far reaching that promise r...  Read More

Consequently, those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, who had faith. (Galatians 3:9) There's a saying that says "Go big, or go home". This idiom comes to mind when I think of the call of Abraha...  Read More