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Category Archives: gospel
sharing the good news
Isaiah 51:1-52:12 Isaiah envisions a time when the king returns and establishes peace and redemption among the people. He calls on his readers to awake to this reality before it happens. He calls on believers to share this good news … Continue reading
the LORD of the second chance
Psalm 107 The psalmist looks at four different groups of people who suffer (exiles, slaves, fools, endangered) – the for winds of those scattered. Then he tells how God orchestrates reversals, so that those who felt all hope was lost … Continue reading
what Mordecai knew
Esther 2 Mordecai knew the sadness and loneliness of a little orphan girl named Hadassah. He loved his niece, and made a home for her in his home. Mordecai knew the secret of who queen Esther was. He felt prompted … Continue reading
new mission
2 Chronicles 34 Josiah was already 18 years into his mission of reforming Judah when his servant found a book among the collected items in the temple. Once he heard its words, he knew that it was the Law of … Continue reading
impact
1 Chronicles 1 The list of names in this chapter is impressive. Although the chapter traces some of the family tree of Israel, it mostly lists the descendants of Adam who branched off to make an impact on the world … Continue reading
a costly deliverance
2 Samuel 17:24-18:33 The good news which these runners brought to David that day was bittersweet. He had been delivered from the rebellion that had temporarily cost him his throne. But his deliverance came at the cost of the death … Continue reading
Joseph: a test for his brothers
Genesis 44. Joseph’s cruel test of his brothers reveals their heart. They feel the guilt over what they had done to him, and they feel concern for their father – whom they have also wronged. Time had not erased the … Continue reading
Abraham: Moriah
Genesis 22. Abraham had just “lost” his older son, Ishmael, because God had commanded him to send the boy and his mother away. Ishmael could not remain in the household because he represented Adam, God’s first creation, but not his … Continue reading
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Abraham: seeing smoke
Genesis 19. Early in the morning, Abraham went to the place where he had pleaded with God over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, and he got his answer. Smoke from where Sodom and Gomorrah had been went up like … Continue reading
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“peace on earth” and the future
Revelation 16. At Christmas, we celebrate Christ’s first coming. He came accompanied by an angel’s message that he would bring “peace among those with whom he is pleased” (Luke 2:14). His second coming will be different. He is not coming … Continue reading
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Tagged Revelation 16
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