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Category Archives: God’s Sovereignty
When the Timing Isn’t Right
Tonya and I lived in a rental apartment and then a rental house for pretty much the first two years of our marriage. Then we started looking around for a house to buy. One house in particular looked good and … Continue reading
Can God Make a Way Where There Seems to Be No Way?
(“Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #11) In the previous post, I explained that God’s route for Israel’s exodus from Egypt was not the commonsensical route that anybody would have expected them to take. Rather than have the Israelites head … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Courage, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, God's Omnipotence, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, Needs, Perseverance, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Restoration, Series: "Questions From Israel's Exodus", Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Did Pharaoh drown in the Red Sea?, God can make a way, God parting the Red Sea, Israel encamped at the Red Sea, Pharaoh and his army chasing Israel, the Angel of God inside the pillar
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Nahum (post #2)
…His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of … Continue reading
Even Satan Is Under God’s Control
Some Christians seem to operate under the mentality that Satan is bigger than God. These folks would do well to pay closer attention to the story of Job. Sure, God let Satan take a couple of runs at Job, but … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Doubt, God's Timing, God's Sovereignty, Perseverance, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged being sifted by Satan, God limited what Satan did to Job, Satan can only do what God allows, Satan desiring to sift Peter, Satan throwing the Christians of Smyrna into prison
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The Blessing of Rest During the Coronavirus
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31, N.K.J.V.) As … Continue reading
Digging Deep (Really Deep) Into Resurrection
Yesterday was Easter Sunday, and Easter always gets any preacher onto the topic of resurrection. Actually, though, I had already been on that topic recently by way of a prophecy series I’d been preaching entitled “Things to Come.” As part … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Return, Coming Judgment, Death, Eternity, God's Omnipotence, God's Judgment, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Prophecy, Resurrection
Tagged death in Christ's millennial reign, death in the kingdom age, God's plan for resurrection, Is resurrection even possible?, resurrections at Christ's Second Coming, resurrections at the Great White Throne Judgment, resurrections at the Rapture, The Law of Conservation of Matter, the resurrections of the believers from the tribulation period, the resurrections of the martyrs from the tribulation period, what the Bible teaches about resurrection, Will aborted babies receive resurrected bodies?, Will miscarried babies receive resurrected bodies?
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When a Nightmare Becomes a Reality
6’10, 235 pound Darrall Imhoff was a great basketball player. He was a two-time All American at the University of California, was a starter on that school’s 1959 team that won the NCAA championship, won a gold medal as a … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Brokenness, Change, Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Comfort, Courage, Crucifixion, Depression, Disappointment, Easter, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Good Friday, Inner Peace, Joy, Perseverance, Problems, Restoration, Resurrection, Sports, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Darrall Imhoff, Darrall Imhoff quote about Wilt Chamberlain, Peter rebuking Jesus, story about Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points
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“Christian Verses” Podcast: 2 Timothy 1:7
We are certainly living in historic times, aren’t we? The coronavirus has seen to that. And while the end of this story is far from being written, this past Friday Malcolm and I devoted a podcast to offering a few … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 
Let Your Help Come From the Lord
I will lift up my eyes to the hills — From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:1-2, N.K.J.V.) The heading for Psalm 121 informs us that this Psalm is … Continue reading →