Pleasing God

Pleasing God

And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”  Exodus 33:17 What an incredible answer God gave to Moses in the verse above. You may immediately wonder, “What did he ask for?” and “How did...
Please Send Someone Else

Please Send Someone Else

Please Send Someone Else “But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”” Exodus 4:13  You don’t have to read much of the Bible to know that Moses was one of the greatest leaders in all of history. But as the verse above highlights, it didn’t...
Perspicuity

Perspicuity

Perspicuity “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 The doctrine of the perspicuity of Scripture is that a fundamental understanding of God’s plan and provision of...
Personal and Powerful

Personal and Powerful

Personal and Powerful “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” Psalm 147:3-4 I read the Bible through from cover to cover at least once per year. One benefit of this is being inspired by...
Persistent Witness

Persistent Witness

Persistent Witness “Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”” Acts 26:28 The context of today’s focal verse is that the apostle Paul is a prisoner in the palace of the Roman governor in...