Read Reflect The idea of honouring your mother and father loomed large in the Hebrew imagination. It is specifically commanded in the Torah (the first five books of the bible) (Exodus 20:12). So the idea of robbing them blind (v 24) would be shocking to a listener of the time. And today, we can appreciate […]

Read Reflect In the midst of a trial, we’ve all wondered where God was and why he was allowing us to go through whatever we were going through. It can be frustrating, and I’ll admit that sometimes I’ve questioned whether or not God still cares. However, this passage demonstrates that is God always with us […]

Read Reflect There are consequences to every action and decision that we make. Though we have free will to make choices that may ultimately lead to unfavorable results, this in no way denies God’s sovereignty in our lives. On the contrary, his sovereignty is seen most clearly when we realize that his hand is always […]

Read Reflect Have you ever felt absolutely inconsolable? Have you ever felt as if nothing and no one could possibly comfort you because of what you’re going through? I have. The pain, the anguish, the hurt and emotions in a moment can easily make us feel as if they might completely consume us. However, today’s […]

Read Reflect I don’t know about you, but often, my first thought is to try to tackle something on my own. Though I know that my first thought should be to bring something to God, this is often not the case. As such, while some things work out, more often than I’d like to admit, […]

Read Reflect When we substitute anything or anyone for Christ, we supplant Christ. There’s no wriggle room in God’s story for any other perspective. Christ is all sufficient. To be a Christian is to believe that Christ, and Christ alone, is the substance and essence of our faith. He is our sole source of salvation, […]

Read Reflect I must have only been on my journey in ministry a few months when I started to feel the weight of looming judgment around me. People who I thought were my friends seemed to be waiting for me to trip up and do something wrong. It was as if they wanted to “catch […]