Popular love songs often have lyrics that are adept at describing a Christian’s relationship with his God. Such are some of the words of the chorus of John Legend’s “All of Me.” Think about these words as if they were written about you and your Savior. “‘Cause all of me loves all of you…You’re my end and my beginning, Even when I…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 108)
In the midst of great laments for the children of Israel and the woeful results of their disobedience, Jeremiah took time to focus on the mercies, compassions and promises of God, which he emphasized are “new every morning” (Lam. 3:22-23). Think about that! For a child of God, even in times of despair, there are blessings from God that are “new every morning.” We…
The Lord told Abraham that He was going to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because of their wickedness—specifically because of the sodomy/homosexuality that was being practiced inside those cities (Gen. 18:16-21; Jude 7). Abraham pleaded with the Lord to spare the righteous in those cities and then he drew this conclusion about the Lord, “Shall not the Judge of all the…
Often times, when a friend or loved one has passed, we are at a loss for words. We don’t know what to say, so we search for something we believe could provide comfort. However, sometimes what we say may actually confuse, complicate or even compound the grief. It is usually best to stick to short expressions of our heart (ex: “I am…
How many times have you heard someone say it? Or, how many times have you said it yourself? Some tragedy happens, and as fellow Christians are working through it together, someone says, “I don’t know how folks in the world make it through times like this without the church!” Isn’t that the truth!? Only Christians share a deep (and almost inexplicable) connection with each…
Have you had enough? Are you “about up to here” with all that is going on? Would you say that your discouragement level has reached new highs in recent days? What can you do? Staying positive is a hard thing to do…even for a Christian. Some non-Christians look at Christians and expect perfect peace and sunniness all the time, but such is not always the case. However,…
Can you imagine being an Israelite in the days of Moses and being an eyewitness to some of the most incredible acts of God in the history of mankind? What would that have done for your faith? After witnessing the plagues that He brought upon Egypt and after experiencing the miraculous events of the exodus, would you feel like a spiritual giant,…
Why did God put the stories of Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Joshua and David in the Bible? We might think that they are there to honor and indelibly publicize those Bible heroes for what they did. That could be, but it’s not the prime reason. We might think that they were there for children to have bedtime stories. That could be, but it’s not the prime reason.…