Name of All Names Matthew 1:18–25 You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 What a name this was! Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Jehoshua, Jeshua, or Joshua, and it means literally “Jehovah is Salvation.” So the message to Joseph centered primarily…
The Unchanging God Malachi 3:13–18 I the Lord do not change. Malachi 3:6 A reminder of these concluding verses is this. Just as the situation among the people had remained unchanged, so too God was unchanged. The Lord had stated this explicitly earlier: “I the Lord do not change” (v. 6). But verses 14–18 make…
Ministry is not a competition, but your fallen nature whispers otherwise.
God’s Challenge Malachi 3:6–12 “Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty. Malachi 3:10 (NIV throughout) Not merely our money or time, but our whole selves—body, soul, and spirit— are God’s, and therefore we are to honor God wholly with all we are. Paul wrote, “You are not your own; you were bought at a…
After Robert and Jana lost their spouses, they wondered if it would be possible to experience love again. And then God led them to each other.
For two BCO amendments, it is now mathematically impossible for them to reach the approval threshold.
Holy to the Lord Zechariah 14:20–21 On that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “Holy to the Lord.” Zechariah 14:20 “And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as…
God saves not to satisfy some lack in himself, but out of an over-abundance of joyous delight in himself.
The Shepherd-King Zechariah 9:9–10:12 Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation. Zechariah 9:9 Zechariah tells of four things the Shepherd-King does. 1. The Shepherd saves his people (9:14–17): “On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people” (v. 16). 2. The Shepherd provides for…
No Shortcuts Zechariah 4:6–10 Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 This message to Zerubbabel has several parts: first, a general principle: “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts”; second, a reference to obstacles: “Who are you,…