Monthly Archives: November 2018

Friday, November 30                                While reading the account of the civil war in Israel in 2 Sam. 18-19, I was disturbed by David’s intense love for … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 29             We think of God as a benevolent God.  God is good.  God is love.  And then we have to deal with seemingly contradictory Scriptures.  Rom. 13:1.  “Let everyone be subject to … Continue reading →

V Wednesday, November 28            Life is not a bowl of cherries.  The problem is not the way God made us; it’s the sin nature that invaded us through Adam and took control.  Every part of … Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 27                   It’s easy to forget that man is made in God’s image.  When I look at people around me, I don’t see much of God in them.  And then … Continue reading →

Monday, November 26             The concept of “works” is not new.  It’s been debated through Christian history. It mostly has to do with salvation.  The gist of it is that man is helpless to do … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 25                      It’s almost impossible to understand God’s love.  We can express it in words:  His love is infinite.  His love doesn’t vary.  He doesn’t love his own any … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 24               The Bible says that when God forgives us of our sin, he forgets them.  Jer. 31:34.  “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”  How … Continue reading →

Friday, November 23             Hospitality is showing love and concern for other people.  It should be automatic for family members and friends, though sometimes it isn’t.  Traditionally, it’s making a special effort to meet the … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 22                Thanksgiving Day.  I’m going to keep this short today because you have enough on your plate (excuse the pun) and won’t be too eager to read blogs.  Besides, I gave … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 21            Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day.  You’re probably busy getting ready for it.  I’ve come up with a little exercise that  you might find interesting.  I’m giving it to you today because you may … Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 20       Televangelist Adrian Rogers recently spoke about people in the working world.  Some of them like their work so much that they neglect other things such as family.  Others simply endure their jobs, hated Mondays … Continue reading →

Monday, November 19                  There is no time when I’m not sinning.  Does that startle you?  It shouldn’t.  When the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking him what is the greatest commandment … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 14           The Greek word “logos” occurs often in the N.T.  John uses it in the first sentence of his gospel.  “In the beginning was the word . . . ”   John uses “logos” … Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 13                     God chose to reveal himself to Abraham and his descendants, who became known as God’s chosen people.  What they learned about God, especially his intolerance of sin, … Continue reading →

Monday, November 12            Yesterday’s blog leads into this one.  While there is a sinless pride, most of the pride spoken of in the Bible is the sinful kind.  It started with Satan, was passed on … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 10            Most of us avoid questions about our prayer life because we tend to be very weak in that area.  One of the things that contributes to that is that our prayers don’t … Continue reading →

Friday, November 9                    A big part of trusting God is patience.  When I’m impatient, I’m telling God that he’s not controlling things well enough.  That’s not too smart.  I know better … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 8                      When Jesus, Peter, James, and John came down from the Mount of Transformation to rejoin the other disciples, they found themselves in the middle of a traumatic … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 7             In 586 B.C. the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and took the Jews into captivity.  But it was really God doing it.  Jer. 15:4.  “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of … Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 6                      God uses a lot of illustrations to emphasize truths—figures of speech, anthropomorphisms, parables, analogies, et al.  The account of Sarah and Hagar and their sons (Gen. 16) … Continue reading →

Monday, November 5                      People have jokingly referred to theologians who debate how many angels could sit on the head of a needle.  I’m more intrigued by the number of angels … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 4                          The Bible teaches that when we trust Christ for salvation, we are united with him.  This is spoken of as being yoked to him as … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 3                          Yesterday’s analogy has another facet.  As Christians, we are already separated from unbelievers, but as we become more like Christ, the gap gets wider.  This … Continue reading →

Friday, November 2                   Luke’s account of the Sanhedrin’s encounters with the Apostles in Acts 4 prompts an interesting question.  How did Luke get that word for word dialogue after the disciples … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 1              Family Resemblances When two people are drawn closer to Christ, inevitably they will be drawn closer to each other.  Think of Christ being at the center of a circle.  Starting from different points on the circle, two … Continue reading →