The temptation when faced with success is to get proud. To attribute the good to ourselves and seek glory.
Isaiah 27 tells us that on that day, Yahweh will move decisively and finally to vanquish leviathan once and for all.
We all understand that we are loved by God and are called to love as we have been loved. But do we ever stop to consider the nature of this love?
The Apostle Paul got to the core of his own identity when he said that he was "...a man in Christ"
Among the lessons that we learn as we read through the Psalms, we learn the following about the steadfast love of God...
Wise men have often said that throughout Scripture, Egypt is a picture of the world.
What pleases God is His Son. We please God when Christ lives and works in us.
It is He personally whom such persecution is against – not as an abstract cause or worldview, but as the One they first knew personally as Jesus.
Are we letting the Lord mould us now for his future purposes?
In a world where we can so easily become distracted or downhearted, time with Christ is exactly what we need.
Israel had forgotten the greatness and glory of the One who they were supposed to worship. We can do the same.
Let’s be men of God, ready for Christ’s coming, whether it be this year or another.