What Can I Do For You?

Can I tell others about Youwhat You did for methe friend, the loved one, the stranger on the streetshowing Your light in their grief? Can I teach them Your truthpreaching sermons, holding lectures,prayer meetings, and bible studiestalk basically and intellectuallyconveying Your glory and majesty? Can I live for Youpursuing peace and holinessshining Your light like…

The Love of Money

A famous verse, partly due to pop culture, is 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” A more literal Greek translation is, “A root for all kinds of evils…

The Wilderness

The wilderness is a concept mentioned several times in the Bible. It is a concept that is different from our modern conception of wilderness. The contemporary image is usually the great outdoors, a lush green forest full of pleasantness to all the senses, or camping out under the stars with wonder over God’s vast, beautiful…

The Goodness of God

This subject will only be fully understood once we are with Him in eternity. “As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is…

The Anguish of Pain—The Comfort of Scripture

Pain is a concept every person is well acquainted with, whether a believer in Christ or not; from the staunchest atheist to the humblest evangelist. We all suffer pain in various forms and to mixed degrees: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. One can ask: Why do we suffer, and why do we watch each other…

The Living God

This name is given all throughout the bible. He is called the Living God, signifying that He is the only God and that He is the only spirit who has supreme power; also that He is the God of the living, specifically the spiritually alive in Christ. In the Old Testament, this name is portrayed…

Holy: The Holy One of Israel

Each name of God describes a different attribute of His being. This name is, by far, the most important, and the most intimidating. The Holy One of Israel is a special name only given in the book of Isaiah; although it is mentioned 26 times in this book. It exemplifies His unique and awe-inspiring grandeur.…

Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Will Provide

This one is my personal favorite. It’s probably the most famous name for God–Jehovah Jireh. Jireh (Jye-reh) is derived from the word Raah (rah-ah) which means to see. Like Roi, but in this context, specifically to see to something–to provide. Jehovah Jireh is only mentioned once in Genesis 22:14, “And Abraham named that place The…

El Roi: The God Who Sees

Moving back to Genesis, this name ties in with the others, especially Jehovah Shammah, and Jehovah Sabaoth. He is the God who sees. Roi (Roh-ee) means looking, seeing, sight. He sees us. The only time this name is used is in Genesis 16:13, “So she named the Lord who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,”…

Jehovah Shalom: The Lord is Peace

This name is one all believers, including myself, must be thorough in our understanding. True peace comes from Him. “But the Lord said to him, “Peace to you. Don’t be afraid, for you will not die.” So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. It is still…