God Is the Righteous Judge
Read: Psalm 94:1-15 Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! (v. 2) Human justice can only be imperfect. Our knowledge and understanding are limited; we can’t fully know a person’s true intentions or see into the human heart. Also, we are corruptible by nature because of the fall; […]
God Is Changeless
Read: Psalm 102:12-28 But you are the same, and your years have no end. (v. 27) As a teacher, I was never a fan of the yearly school picture for the yearbook. Oh, the early years were okay—let’s say, before I turned 40. After that, each picture reminded me that I was aging; same pose, […]
God Is Self-sufficient
Read: Acts 17:22-34 . . . nor is [God] served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. (v. 25) People understand the concept of quid pro quo—a favor for a favor. You do something for me, and I do something for you. […]
God Is Sovereign
Read: Psalm 33:6-22 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. (v. 11) In Disney’s animated film The Lion King, Mufasa—the great king of the lions—tells his son, Simba, that “everything the light touches is our kingdom.” Simba is impressed by the vast area over which his father […]
Iranian Church
Last year as COVID-19 was sweeping the world, Sepideh, a newly-divorced Iranian woman, found herself forced to move back in with her parents. Lonely and discouraged, Sepideh was glad for the chance to reconnect with an old college roommate who had some hopeful news to share. Sepideh is one of millions of Iranians who want […]
God Has All Power
Read: Jeremiah 10:6-16 No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. (v. 6 NIV) Power is one of those words that can mean different things, depending on its use. We can think of power as physical strength or force. We can define it as authority—the right to […]
God Knows Everything
Read: Psalm 139:13-24 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! (v. 17) Like most Americans, I love my smart phone! I have questions, and it has answers. I can ask for movie times, driving directions—even a recipe—and up pops the information on my screen. It’s like […]
God Is Everywhere
Read: Psalm 139:1-12 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Where shall I flee from your presence? (v. 7) I was a very young Christian—sad, alone and scared in a big new school. I walked through crowded hallways, a tiny sixth grader in a school where everyone else seemed older, taller, and more popular than […]
God’s Glorious Holiness
Read: Psalm 99 Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he! (v. 5) We often think of holiness as “the absence of sin,” but when we speak of God’s holiness, we see it as so much more. Theologian Wayne Grudem writes that God’s holiness includes “both separation from evil and devotion […]