The Holy Spirit Brood The Holy Spirit brings order from out of the darkness and chaos of our lives. “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” (Genesis 1:2) God had spoken the words of creation, but not […]

God’s Cleansing “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.” (Ezekiel 36:25) This is the second part of God’s prophetic word and promise to restore His people, and it involves God’s cleansing. The law of purification not […]

God’s Restoration “For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.” (Ezekiel 36:24) This is the first part of God’s promised restoration where He would give His people a brand new beginning. God’s promise was to restore the Jewish people to their […]

Living with Expectancy Today I’d like to look at another life principle from Simeon a just and devout man who was waiting expectantly for the Messiah his entire life. But it wasn’t a false hope he held onto, rather it was a hope rooted and grounded in God’s word and promise. Simeon possessed this spirit […]

Building a Faith Foundation As we look at the Christmas story there are several people whose life principles can help us walk out our faith in this world. Consider Mary. From her example we see a life principle of building our lives upon the foundation of faith. The angel Gabriel said to her. “Do not […]

The Heart of Christmas Over the years people have become too familiar with the Christmas holiday with all the business of buying and selling, giving and receiving. This familiarity has caused many people to overlook and even miss the vital meaning of Christmas for this crazy mixed up world. We sing our favorite Christmas hymns, […]

The Christmas Sacrifice When looking at shepherds and Magi, what we see is that they were willing to sacrifice, to pay the price to see the King. The shepherd’s sacrifice was their willingness to leave their sheep to fend for themselves while they went off to find the Lamb of God. Their sheep were their […]

A Journey To Worship When the Magi arrived at Jerusalem they said, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” (Matthew 2:2) The Magi’s journey was to worship, and as an act of worship they brought with them […]

A Journey of Faith What would prompt someone to leave the comfort of home to go on a dangerous journey? Romance? Maybe. Wealth? Definitely. But faith; yes faith! Such was the journey of the Magi on that Christmas morning. When they arrived in Jerusalem after taking the arduous journey they said, “Where is He who […]

Why Did Jesus Come? Answer: To Redeem Us. “When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” (Galatians 4:4-5) We are under the law, and subject to […]