When it feels dark, we need the well trod paths of God’s Word to strengthen us so we don’t lose hope.
When evil seems to be prospering, the temptation can be to find a backup plan instead of God’s way. Do we need one?
Easter is God’s profound statement that He not only listens, but He also saves.
We begin a new series in the Psalms tonight, looking at David’s lament in Psalm 12. What happens when we feel like evil has triumphed and whatever good we do is fruitless?
We too often forget that the source is joyful and accept the far more mundane or depressing secondhand source.
We too often forget that the source is joyful and accept the far more mundane or depressing secondhand source.
Two half-brothers leave for the same war; only one comes home. When rescue divides one person from another, “Why me?” can feel unanswerable—and salvation can raise the same uneasy question. In 1 Timothy 1:15–16, Paul refuses to ground his rescue in merit, calling himself the worst of sinners and pointing instead to Christ’s purpose and patience.
Are we a mess? So was Paul. Can God use us? Absolutely.
We need to know what things are for and use them in the right way in life. That’s true of God’s law just like anything else.