November 4 | Isaiah 26:3-4 “You keep him whose attitude is established in You in perfect peace because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God isan go up Prestel everlasting Rock.” (Isaiah 26:3–4) This chaotic world pushes us to the brink. Amid busy schedules,…
November 3 | Psalm 37:3-6 “Trust in the Lord and do good. Dwell in the land and cultivate steadfastness. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord and trusting Him and He will accomplish it. Then He…
November 2 | Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust the Lord with all your heart and don’t lean on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He Himself will make your ways straight. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord, and turn from evil. It will be…
November 1 | Psalm 40:1-3 “I waited patiently for the Lord and He reached out to me, and He heard my cry for help. Then He brought me up from the pit, from the miry mud and set my feet upon the rock, making my steps secure. Then He put…
We’ve been gleaning life lessons from Abraham, and this time, when Abraham meets with God. This is a special time when the Lord physically comes to Abraham and Sarah in preparation for a year from now when Sarah will bear Isaac. Last time we discussed how Abraham tried to make…
God’s covenant with Abraham was already in motion when Abraham tries to fulfill God’s promise by himself. Of course, he had some help. In the last issue, we discussed God’s covenant with Abraham and how God promised to give him an heir through Sarah and land for his descendants. But…
There are seven fascinating moments in the Gospels where Jesus was like a revolutionary, healing on the Sabbath. This is my best attempt at understanding why He liked doing it. In my last post, I discussed how healing and casting out demons are used side-by-side by the New Testament authors.…
I took a small detour from Life Lessons from Abraham to talk about Life Lessons from Lot, but now that we’re back on Abraham’s life, we will be talking about God’s covenant with Abraham. You can also go back to the last issue on Abraham’s life. In this issue, we…
December 29 | Proverbs 16:9 “The heart of a person plans his way but the Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) How do you plan for this next year? We always use the phrase, “Pencil you in.” If we ask the Lord what He wants us to do and plan…
December 27 | Jeremiah 29:11 “For I Myself am revealing the plans I am weaving for you, declares the Lord, plans for peace and not evil, to give to you a future and hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) We form plans at the beginning of the year and throughout it. When I…