Have you ever gone star-gazing? I was in an astronomy class in college, and one night we were able to climb up to the observatory to look at God's creation through the huge telescope at the top. My freshman year in college we were even able to see a lunar eclipse. Pretty amazing. When you look up to the sky and see the expanse, when you look ... [Continue Reading]
Going Green
If you were to ask me my opinion on the whole global warming debate in contemporary culture, then I would probably say that I'm not really sure what to think. I'm certainly not a scientist, but I'm still not convinced that what we're experiencing with "global warming" isn't just a cycle that will change in the future. Anyway, ... [Continue Reading]
The name that endures forever (2 Kings 18:9-19:37; Psalm 46, 80, 135)
I like buying things that will last. My parents taught my brothers and me that you "get what you pay for." So when I buy stuff (like a washing machine, a television, or even clothes), I want to choose things that will hold up versus things that will fall apart after a short period of time. The reality is, however, that even those things that ... [Continue Reading]
The Seven Checkpoints: Finding Freedom Under God
The latest sermon from LifePoint Student Ministry. Inspired by Andy Stanley and Stuart Hall's book by the same title, The Seven Checkpoints is a way for students to evaluate their relationship with God. In this sixth message we are taught that the only way to find freedom in life is by submitting to God and to the authorities He placed in our ... [Continue Reading]
Pride goes before the fall (Isaiah 37-39; Psalm 76)
One of the saddest parts of Hezekiah's reign is the way that it ended. He was faithful to the Lord, and He led Judah in the right direction until the envoys from Babylon showed up and he gave them the grand tour. Why did he do it? Pride is the only reason that comes to my mind. "Look at what I have." He showed them the ... [Continue Reading]
Not the whole truth (Isaiah 35-36)
After Sennacherib invades Judah he sends his high-ranking military officer (the Rabshakeh) to speak to King Hezekiah and to the people sitting on the wall. The Rabshakeh spews forth a series of half-truths that essentially manipulate the reality that the people of Judah know. I appreciate Hezekiah's instruction to the people: don't answer this ... [Continue Reading]
Characteristics of the coming king (Isaiah 31-34)
Isaiah's depiction of Christ as the coming king is that He will reign righteously. A look at my Hebrew-Greek Keyword Study Bible defines the word "righteousness" in 32:1 as meaning "not deviating from the standard of fairness." In other words, Christ will judge according to the truth and without any sort of partiality. When He ... [Continue Reading]
Whatever it takes (Isaiah 28-30)
The Lord tried, on many occasions, to get the attention of Israel. His attempts were not successful, so Isaiah tells us that the Lord would speak to His people by those of "strange lips" and a "foreign tongue." Essentially, He sent them to captivity to another land so they could learn the lesson He had to teach them. God goes to ... [Continue Reading]
It is time to seek the Lord (Hosea 9-14)
I love the words in Hosea 10:12:Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground,for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you."It is time to seek the Lord." Could there be a better phrase? Israel has run so far from God and is now in ... [Continue Reading]
A steadfast love (Hosea 5-8)
The type of love that the Lord desires from His people is a steadfast love, meaning it carries with it loyalty. A true follower of God is not fickle in his or her worship but seeks to honor the Lord in everything. Sadly this type of love was not characteristic of Israel and Judah. Their love was like a morning cloud or the dew: an object not lasting ... [Continue Reading]
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