Sit, stand, walk. All three of these verbs picture our relationship with the Lord. Sitting sounds restful, safe, and secure. Ephesians 2:6 says, “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.” What an honor it is to be seated with Christ! The Lord promises […]
Adam walked with God. The first three chapters of Genesis paint a picture of Adam and Eve walking with God in the garden, enjoying a relationship hard for us to picture. Genesis 3:9 hints that God himself sought them out for walks. Immediately after they sinned, God came walking through the garden looking for his […]
Faithfulness—sometimes it appears to be in short supply. We hear on the news another story of someone who did not remain faithful—to their family, to their beliefs, to the church. We become disheartened yet again. What if, instead, we look at those around us? I guarantee we will find faithful followers of Christ in whose […]
Things went downhill fast after the serpent deceived our first parents in Genesis 3. Adam and Eve failed to trust the goodness of God and embraced a culture of death. Sin can cause even our best gifts and worship to be tarnished (Isaiah 1:12-15; 64:6). No one found that out more than Cain, the first […]
Naaman was a valiant military commander, but he suffered with leprosy. He traveled to Israel, hoping the God of the Hebrews would heal him; but when Naaman arrived at Elisha’s house, the prophet didn’t even bother to step outside. Instead, Elisha sent a messenger with odd-sounding instructions: “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan.” […]
