The very best intellectual and tangible proof of the existence of God is the fact that there are Jewish people in the world today. No people group in the history of the world has been more persecuted and hunted than the Jewish people. From being taken as slaves in...
In Luke 17, Jesus heals ten lepers. What happens after that is appalling, and Jesus was not shy about expressing his disappointment: Luke 17:15-19: And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his...
Jesus is a worm. Psalm 22:6: "But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people." The Hebrew word for worm here is tola'ath. This is the crimson worm that was very common to the region of old Israel and was used in the dyeing of garments to...
Zechariah 9:11-12: "As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.” God tells us that whenever we...
Have you ever thought about death? Have you ever thought about eternity? Have you every thought so long and hard about either (or both) of those subjects that you get a nice, big knot in the pit of your stomach, your heart starts to race and your breath gets short...
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them" (Romans 1:18-19). The other...
2 Timothy 1:5: "For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well." This coming Sunday, May 12th, 2013, is Mother's Day. Like Timothy, I have a praying mother...
Jeremiah 45:5: “And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh," says the Lord. "But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go." Baruch found himself in a tricky situation as...