23 Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’?[a] Everything is possible for the one who believes.” (Mark 9:23 CSB) A man had just brought his son to Jesus to be healed from a demon who had possessed the boy from childhood. It caused the child to thrash about and foam at the mouth. Today we would see this as … Read more
1 God is our refuge and strength,a helper who is always foundin times of trouble.2 Therefore we will not be afraid,though the earth tremblesand the mountains toppleinto the depths of the seas, (Psalm 46:1-2 CSB) Though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the sea. Sit on that for just a minute. … Read more
2 “Take your son,” he said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” 3 So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his … Read more
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12 CSB) I am not always a humble man. I can be proud and I can focus too much attention on what I am doing rather than what God is doing. I can be overly confident in myself. It is not … Read more
6 The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let’s go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” (Genesis 11:6-7 CSB) God realized early on that He had made … Read more