Habakkuk 1:13 New International Version Your eyes are too pure to look at evil;    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.Why then do you tolerate the treacherous?    Why are you silent while the wicked    swallow up those more righteous than themselves? For Meditation He complained to God about the evil in his society (Hab. 1:1-4). God responded with His plan to take care … Continue reading Waiting for the Appointed Time

A Glimmer of Hope John 9:3 New International Version “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. For Meditation He sat by the roadside, expecting charity from any passersby who felt for him. This poor man did not know what was coming … Continue reading The Divine Purpose for Your Predicament

Luke 1:18 New International Version (NIV) Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” For Meditation When all hope has whittled, despair can dampen our faith by shutting down the memory of every possibility we had expected. At that point, … Continue reading When Faced with a Hopeless Situation

Presumptuous Suicide John 7:48 New International Version Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? For Meditation Ignorance is a disease. The Jewish rulers and Pharisees thought there was nobody among them who had believed in Jesus. Yet, Nicodemus had, but secretly (Jn. 3:1-15). Thinking that none of them believed in … Continue reading Presumptuous Suicide

John 19:13 New King James Version When Pilate, therefore, heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. For Meditation How could any human being sit in judgment of God? How could the created judge his Creator? That’s the irony … Continue reading The Irony and Folly of Man

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.1 Chronicles 29:13 Once again, thanksgiving Sunday is here with us. Our hearts are brimming with an appreciation of all the things God has done for us. But how can we thank God enough? How can our offering be enough to thank Him appreciably? When … Continue reading How Can We Thank Him Enough?

A Taxi Cab in Ghana Genesis 37:14-15 New International Version When Joseph arrived at Shechem, a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?” For Meditation A taxi driver found me—a ten-year-old kid, in the middle of the second-largest city in Ghana—Kumasi. How I got on a … Continue reading A Man Found Him

Luke 23:12 New King James Version That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other. For Meditation Herod and Pilate were enemies, but they found a common enemy to bring them together. Into their courtroom came one day, a man, whom the Jews had … Continue reading Two Enemies Reconciled