But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. (Micah 5:2 ESV) The God of the Scripture is Read more
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14 ESV) As you begin to read through more than a dozen specific, prophetic promises of God concerning His promised Messiah, you begin to realize Read more
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, Read more
“‘And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’” (2 Samuel 7:16 ESV) The Christmas story and the life of Jesus are a living testimony to the faithfulness of God. Throughout the Old Testament, God not only makes promises that Read more
“I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because Read more
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15 NIV) The Christmas story doesn’t begin in Bethlehem or even in Israel. It doesn’t begin with angel choirs, a baby’s cry, Read more
It has been said somewhere that religion is man’s attempt to come to God, while Christianity is God coming to man (Isaiah 7:14). Sadly, many are deceived into thinking that to please God they have to do some type of work to conjure up enough of their own righteousness. From Read more
If you are a follower of Jesus and I said: Jesus is alive! Likely, you would say “of course He is.” Sadly though, many of us (myself included) have struggled to live our lives with that truth in mind. I don’t think that we are really so different than first Read more
Recently I’ve started to read through a Psalm and an Proverb each day. Typically, this is a spiritual discipline I try to start each day with. I am reminded of this hopeful expectation from the Scripture: I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin Read more