Posts Tagged ‘God’
The God Who Thunders
According to the National Weather Service, “Thunder is created when lightning passes through the air. The lightning discharge heats the air rapidly and causes it to expand. The temperature of the air in the lightning channel may reach as high as 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. Immediately after…
Read MoreThe Wisdom of God and the Wisdom of the World
Man cannot find out God by his own wisdom. In fact, God has decreed it so for he tells us that “in the wisdom of God the world by (its) wisdom knew not God” (I Corinthians 1:21). It could not be any other way for how could the eternal God, infinite in wisdom and understanding,…
Read MoreSilence Does Not Mean We Are Alone
Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament written about 435 B.C. It would be over 400 years before God would speak again from heaven by sending his Son, Jesus, to be born of the virgin, Mary. It is not insignificant that the Old Testament closes with the word “curse.” Malachi writes, “Behold, I…
Read MoreIs There A Pattern to the Bible’s Miracles?
Even a brief read through the Bible reveals many miracles. It’s easy to walk away with the impression that the storyline of Scripture is just one miracle after another. And to be sure, miracles happen a lot—around 265 specific passages (though a number of these record the same miracles several times such as in the…
Read MoreThree Meals, Two Covenants, One Kingdom
Two chicken-fried steaks with gravy and sliced onions. A triple-patty bacon cheeseburger. Cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and jalapenos. A bowl of fried okra and ketchup. One pound of barbecued meat with half a loaf of white bread. Three fajitas. A meat lovers pizza. One pint of ice cream. A slab…
Read MoreGrace of Many Colors, To Meet Every Need
Back when I was a college student I believe I possessed a fairly well developed sense of style. I was certainly no clothes horse. However, whether motivated by trying to fit in with my peers or perhaps hoping to look appealing to young ladies, I was always careful to dress in a way that was…
Read MoreThe Voice of God
Jesus prayed, Father, glorify Thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to Him. John 12:28 On three occasions a voice came from heaven and…
Read MoreThe Invisible Presence of God
We serve and worship an invisible God. He is a Spirit (Jn 4:24). In addition, no human being has ever viewed God with his eyes (Jn 1:18). The nation of Israel struggled with this reality. For a period of 400 years (nearly twice the age of the United States of America), they lived immersed in…
Read MoreOur Great God
For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring. Acts 17:28 (A follow up to Our One Unique God, published last week.) In verses 24 through 28 of Acts 17, the Apostle Paul provides us with a great…
Read MoreOur One Unique God
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6 Because of the activity of Isis, the religion of Islam is a major subject in the news every day. Christianity proposes the true God who is far different…
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