Sorrow and mourning are natural parts of life. It is God who gave us the ability to cry. In fact, Warren Wiersbe says, āAs you read the Bible, you get the impression that God expected His people to weep. āThere is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die⦠a time to weep and a time to laughāā
Luke 6:20 reads, āBlessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.ā This resonates for us, doesnāt it? We all understand being poor: āPoverty is said to exist when people lack the means to satisfy their basic needs.ā[1]
Many believe Biblical prophecy suggests the idea of future events that have little application for today. However, Scripture notes four reasons Biblical prophecy matters in our lives right now.
Many Christmas messages refer to the birth of Jesus fulfilling Bible prophecy. But what predictions did the coming of Jesus fulfill? Why do these prophecies matter?
It was my dear friend Sarah, an incredible Bible teacher, who first opened my eyes to the real beauty of this Bible story. In Mark 7 we have the story…
Imagine what it must have been like that night when the shepherds first heard of their Savior. When the darkness that surrounded them was overtaken by the radiance of Godās…
āLet us mark what kind of Being the Redeemer of mankind must needs be, in order to provide eternal redemption for sinners. If no one less than the Eternal God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, could take away the sin of the world, sin must be a far more abominable thing in the sight of God than most men suppose.ā[1]
Christmas nativity scenes often include three wise men riding camels and bringing gifts for baby Jesus.
Many years ago I taught a Bible study entitled āChrist BCā (Christ Before Christ). It was a beautiful study of Jesus found in 12 or 13 people and events in the Old Testament. I was reminded of that study today as I read a challenge to look for the phrase āthis occurred to fulfill the Lordās message through his prophet,ā or similar phrases in the Gospel of Matthew. Mind officially blown.
Are you ready for an Advent challenge? In Timothy Kellerās book Jesus the King, he explains, āWhen I went through confirmation classes in my church, I had to memorize Scripture. But during college the Bible came alive in a way that was hard to describeā¦ā