Dear Ones: For Jacob, it was Bethel. For Moses it was Horeb. What happened in these two places that was so significant? For Jacob, fleeing his brother’s wrath, but obeying his father’s instructions, he was on his way to Haran. As far as we know, he was alone, as there is no mention of others…
Dear Ones: Often in Scripture when we encounter the word “mystery,” we are confronted with the concept of “hidden meaning,” or a truth not yet revealed. It is the case in life, in particular, in the life of the Christian, that much is hidden with respect to the work of God in the life. We…
Dear Ones: We are so apt to associate the word “power” with visions of the raging sea, overflowing rivers, tumultuous lightening storms, and overpowering winds. It is true that we see power in each of these examples. But there is a quiet power in nature, one that is so silent that it goes unperceived, unless…
Dear Ones: Hope is a very powerful thing. However, the strength of that hope lies in its nature, and purpose, for its existence. Does our hope have its origin in something we would like to see or to happen? Is it of human design and nature? Or does it exist because there is a Divine…
Dear Ones: When we read the story of Moses in the Bible, we are immediately struck by the time line in Moses’ life. The first forty years, he grew up in Pharoah’s household, and was “…learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and mighty in words and deeds.” (Acts 7:23) He then fled Egypt,…
Dear Ones: If ever there was a concept that leads us to understand the nearness of God, it is that He promises to LEAD US. There are passages in Scripture which speak of Him taking us by the hand. Others speak to us of “how” He leads us, and what we are to pray concerning…
Dear Ones: Where does faith come from? How does it grow? How is it maintained? We all agree that faith is essential in the life of the “believer.” It is that lifeline to heaven, by which all is received, grasped, and lived by. We also KNOW that faith is the gift of God. But how…
Dear Ones: The concept of the Eternal God desiring us to pray to Him, and Him being earnestly desirous to answer our feeble call, is an enigma. There would be no logical way of believing this, much less understanding it, were it not revealed to us in the word of God the design and heart…
Dear Ones: No one can pray quite like the Lord Jesus. If we examine His prayers, we find there a Divine deliberateness, and specificity, which is so simple that a child could pray it. And yet, the profound significance, and effect of such praying, brings us to our knees, realizing that indeed, no one prays…
Dear Ones: Can you tell me how white snow is? What about the meaning of, “whiter than snow?” In Isaiah 1:18, we read: “…though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white AS snow.” In Psalm 51:7, David writes down his prayer: “…wash me, and I shall be whiter THAN snow.” So, let’s come…