A Word for Today | Jonah 2:1-9 Many Christians can attest that it took a frightening experience – when they feared for their safety and realized their great need for God – to motivate them to pray. We find an example in the life of the prophet Jonah after he was swallowed by the whale. […]
They Believed the Lord
A Word for Today | Exodus 14:31 When the Bible describes God’s people going through great trials, the Scripture’s focus is not usually where we would put it. Consider one of the greatest miracles of the Old Testament: Israel’s passage through the Red Sea. The story is well-known to Christians. After Israel had departed from […]
Walking on Water
A Word for Today | Matthew 14:22-33 Last Friday, we considered the stirring scene of Jesus standing in the boat amidst the storm, speaking words that calmed the winds and waves. But this was not the only occasion when Jesus’ disciples found themselves in peril on the stormy sea. Matthew 14:22-23 tells of another occasion […]
With Jesus in the Storm
A Word for Today | Luke 8:22-25 Luke 8:22-25 tells a short story that makes a big point about Jesus’ power to calm the storms of our lives. He was crossing the Sea of Galilee with His disciples when a sudden tempest descended on them. The Sea of Galilee was notorious for sudden storms, as […]
Relying on His Mercy
Dear friends, as the pandemic stretches on an uncertainty mounts in so many of our lives, do not fall into doubt towards God.
An Anchor for the Soul
A Word for Today | Hebrews 6:19-20 Yesterday, I pointed out the naval analogies in the book of Hebrews, starting with the warning not to “drift away” from faith in Hebrews 2:1. Another naval term appears in Hebrews 6:20, which says that “Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf” into heaven. In the […]
