Which is your least favorite book of the Bible? Mine is Leviticus. All the blood and gore of the sacrifices turns my stomach.
Of course, Jesus Christ is foreshadowed in each of the sacrifices . . . .
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God’s Lighthouse
Many mariners died, and ships wrecked on the shoals of Destruction Island (Washington State) in the early 1800s. Salvation came in 1891 when a lighthouse with a Fresnel lens projected its light 24 miles out to sea. A Fresnel lens consists of over a thousand glass prisms assembled . . .
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God’s Feasts
My father set an expectation when I went away to college that I would visit him often, especially for the holidays. He loves me and was going to miss me. My father longs to spend time in my presence simply because he loves me.
My Heavenly Father has the same longings in His heart . . . .
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Is Worship your Main Goal?
From the burning bush, God stated that the goal of the exodus is that His people could sacrifice to (worship) Him. The ten plaques and miraculous signs and dramatic exit distract from the main purpose. God was and is calling out to Himself worshipers.
God established, . . .
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Holy and Blameless
If you were to describe God with only one word that encompasses His whole character what would it be? Would you choose “faithful” or “true” or “love?”
Read MoreOur Great High Priest
Today I am in Revelation eight where the Lamb of God broke the seventh seal and there was silence in heaven for half an hour. Then John saw seven angels . . .
Read MoreCaught in Adultery
. . Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. John 8:4 NASB
Where is the guy? If this woman was caught in the “very act” of adultery, why is the man not present? Why is he not answering for his culpability? This question plagued me for years. Honestly, the whole story seemed random . . . unrelated to the context. This morning, in a shaft of divine inspiration, God revealed to me the “why.” . . . .
Read MoreLove Your Neighbor
Look what I found buried in a list of sundry laws: Love your neighbor as Yourself. Tucked in near the end of a sentence, at the bottom of a list of do’s and don’ts, is God’s true intention. Love your neighbor. Jesus made these words famous, but He is quoting them .. .
Read MoreShine for Jesus
Last week’s devotion reminded me of this one that I had written three years ago. This one is an Old Testament foreshadowing of God’s desire to have us shine for Jesus. . . .
Read MoreFall Feasts
All Christians celebrated “God’s feasts,” the feasts that God established, until about 300AD. At that time the Emperor Constantine made Christianity the state religion and stripped it of its Jewish roots. He gave us Christmas and Easter instead.
Until I became an avid Bible reader, I thought the feasts . . .
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit Illumines and Sweeps
In the 2nd parable, the woman had “10 valuable silver coins.” There is considerable discussion in the commentaries about the value of these coins in current monetary terms. But I believe that misses the point. Silver is the symbol of redemption . . . .
Read MoreRomance and Redemption
Romance and redemption are the themes of Hosea. And, yes, there is even a happily ever after!
Hosea’s two marriages are a picture of Israel and the church, both are “brides” of God. Israel as the unfaithful wife and God as the Faithful Husband is a familiar allegory in the prophetic books. The prophet Hosea lives out that allegory . . . .
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