At the first Passover (Exodus 12) a lamb was killed and its blood was placed on the doorframe of every Jewish home. This was so God would “pass over” the homes of his people and spare the lives of their firstborn sons. The day God passed over the Jewish homes in Egypt has been celebrated for thousands of [...]

Romans 5:1, “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.“
Our faith produces two things in us:

It justifies us
Gives us peace with God

God credits us with righteousness when we believe in Him who raised Christ from [...]

Genesis 12:4
“So Abram left”…
Abram took the risk. He exercised his faith and left Haran for Canaan. God made 3 promises to Abram: 1) He promised a great land, 2) a great nation, and 3) a great name. God promised to bless Abram and promised that Abram would be a blessing to others. On one condition…that [...]

I was reading through Matthew 5, the beginning of the sermon on the mount and discovered a connection between Matthew 5:3-12 and the remainder of the chapter.
Jesus begins the sermon with the beatitudes – they show us who we are to be, our character, what’s on the inside. Then he lays out examples of how [...]

Read through Genesis 3 today. According to the passage temptation begins with a question: What will it hurt?, Did God really say “no” to this?, Why?, Who will it hurt?
Questions raise Doubt
Doubt produces Deception
Deception changes Perspective
Perspective increases Desire
Desire leads to Action
Action results in Shame
Shame causes Cover-up
Cover-up forces Hiding
Thankfully, God offers redemption when we cross the [...]

I’m using the reading plan from www.youversion.com to read through the Bible this year. You can follow my journey here.

1 Corinthians 8:1-3, “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But the man who loves God is known by God.”
It’s not a matter of what you know. simply having knowledge allows pride to enter in. [...]