Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Job 38:29
From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?

Man has done his best to explain how the world works using science. But the more you dig into the intricacies of what God has made, the more you begin to realize just how brilliant the Designer of the cosmos is. The world is cursed by sin and death, but it doesn’t take more than a few glances to understand that it was made, and for a purpose. The intricate and masterful creation declares that there must be a Creator, and one day, He will establish a new Heaven and a new Earth.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

When you see snow this Christmas season, think of how the stain of your sin was made white as snow by Jesus’ death and resurrection. Jesus was born in a manger so that He could pay the price for your sin. He was beaten, stripped, and crucified to make you like wool. Can you or I ever appreciate Him enough?

Monday, December 4, 2023

Monday, December 4, 2023
Job 37:9-10
From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.

Have you ever treated God like a genie who is obligated to answer your prayers and make your life fair? God holds the entire world and all of nature in His hands, and He can do with it what He pleases… which is what makes the cross of Christ the most selfless act in all eternity. That a Creator, whose creation rebelled against Him, would be born as a man and die for what He had made.

Friday, December 1, 2023

Friday, December 1, 2023
Galatians 5:14
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Love and respect for other people, even if you don’t know them or like them, is what keeps the world going. It’s what keeps families together, friendships alive, and it’s what turns enemies into friends. If you and I can’t forgive one another over earthly quarrels, why would you ask for Christ to forgive you for an entire lifetime? The commandments God gave His people… do not lie, do not steal, do not covet… you naturally abide by them when you love the people in your life. And it’s not about who deserves what; at the end of the day, we all deserve the same thing. Instead, it’s about taking the love, mercy, and forgiveness Jesus showed you, and paying it forward to others.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

What is right, and what is wrong? Who decides what’s moral or immoral? If you take God out of the picture, as most of the world does, there is no lawgiver to determine what is objectively good or evil. Morals would be an invention of mankind, varying from culture to culture, which would mean there is no gold-standard of right and wrong. Every action would be equally valid, and equally meaningless. This is the perspective that many in our world today hold, but the Living God makes it clear: woe to those who call evil good and good evil. It’s a mixed-up world out there, but everyone has a conscience that informs them deep down of what’s right and wrong, and on the day of judgement, no one will have an excuse.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Studying your Bible is imperative, because what could be a more important read than God’s book? This verse from 2 Timothy drives that point home. And yet, many Christians largely ignore Old Testament in their Bible reading and skip straight to the New Testament. But when this verse was written by the apostle Paul, the New Testament didn’t yet exist; the “Scripture” that Paul spoke so highly of was all the writings from Genesis to Malachi, which together set the stage for everything that would come in the time of Jesus. The story of how God would save the world didn’t start in Matthew, but instead in the earliest pages of history. If you want to know Jesus better, you must look at the whole picture.