There is a great example in the Bible of a young man named Joseph, who is sold into slavery by his brothers, imprisoned, and then later risen to a very high standing in the land of Egypt, by the Lord our God. Although it takes some time, we see Joseph’s life literally transformed by [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Lord Can Take you from Rags to Riches
Thursday, August 28th, 2008The More Abundant Life (John 10:10)
Thursday, August 28th, 2008In John 10:10, we see that the thief, (that is the adversary, the devil) comes not except to steal, to kill, and to destroy. But in the next part of the verse we see that Jesus, the author of our salvation, the very Son of God, has come to give us life, and not [...]
Clothed in God’s Righteousness
Friday, August 22nd, 2008There is an interesting passage in the Old Testament, book of Isaiah, where the prophet Isaiah is standing before God, only to discover that he naked and at fault. Similarly, when we all stand before God, we see our nakedness, our own faults, we discover who we really are, and what we really aren’t.
But despite [...]
Enjoying Our Work with God (1 Thess. 5:12)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Our labor in the Lord is one of great delight. We need not be burdened and toiled as the world is. In fact, we can see from Genesis, that one of the curses on man was the toil and labor of his physical activity. Because of his disobedience, he was destined to “eat his bread” [...]
