The path of life that we have kept on, having avoided the multiple detours of wretchedness available to take in life’s journey, is maybe a result of the chastisement of our parents, as it was with me. Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). This practical and divinely acquired wisdom offered by the wisest king Solomon would stand in stark contrast to his own…

“Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.” Numbers 9:22-23 God is such a meticulous and particular God. He sets the whole universe in order. Times and seasons…

When Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica, Therefore comfort one another with these words (1 Thessalonians 4:18). He isn’t prefacing it with a protracted exhortation, but rather expounding on the Day of the Lord. Now, some as did I, might reason that maybe the Thessalonian believers were weathering a storm at that time and needed these words from Paul to instill hope in their situations. Well, not really. The believers in Thessalonica (modern Thessaloniki in northern Greek), the capital…

This well-known passage is quoted extensively to affirm the view of Calvinism. This in essence, is the heretical and extreme view of the Biblical doctrine of predestination, to which Paul dedicates a whole section of his writing in his epistle to the Romans, found in Romans 9. But today, as we meditate on this particular portion of Scripture told by Jesus Himself to the Jewish masses in Matthew 22:14, we quickly see that to truly understand this particular Scripture, we…

Life is a collection of choices. And the ones often so made in secret from men’s eyes and in the unhidden spectacle of God’s omniscient view edifies the Christian for every good work. The life of young David in the old testament witnesses to this divine truth. David was believed to be around 10-13 years when anointed by the prophet Samuel in 1 Samuel 16:12-13, the youngest of the 8 sons. Something about this young lad’s heart would catch the…

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21 Many of us use this verse when discussing money, but treasure is where your heart is. How do you see things that…

As we read through Exodus, we may wonder, “Okay, how does this apply to my situation? What can I learn from this part of the Scripture?” Let’s use this portion of passage as an example.  “The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base. They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of…

“Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—  to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. And he has given both…

As we read in Exodus 25-27. God gives a set of instructions on how to build the Tabernacle with all the various vessels inside. The instructions started as such, “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give.” (Exodus 25:2). He then gave a full list of the specific materials needed for the tabernacle: acacia wood, gold, silver, bronze, olive oil for the light, clothes…

One of the greatest and often unperceived miracles sits as this hardbound, 1300-page book on my table. With the barely readable, now faded golden letters titling it that reads “The Holy Bible.” Its external tattered state might be a symbol of its age, but not of its truth, now perpetually living on in the life of any humble soul that would honestly seek it. Its simple words of eternal origin and of an omniscient God, yet bring sound clarity in…