God’s love – Page 10

Digging in Deeper: Revelation 20:7-8

March 7, 2018March 6, 2018Leave a comment

“And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Hell is hard. Perhaps no orthodox Christian doctrine is as difficult for folks to get their hearts and minds around as is the notion that those who finally reject God will, upon final judgment, spend an eternity separated from Him in Hell. And, I’ll say this as gently as I can: If the doctrine doesn’t give you at least a bit of unease, you may not be paying very much attention to it. Read the rest…

Morning Musings: Ephesians 2:4

October 25, 2017October 24, 2017Leave a comment

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us…” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Have you ever wondered how and why our God could be such a merciful God? Perhaps not. Perhaps you’ve wondered more often why God seems like such an angry God. If that’s the case, you haven’t been taught very well about the character of God. That’s not your fault. It’s a symptom of our culture. Read the rest…

Morning Musings: Psalm 97:1-5

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017Leave a comment

“The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around. His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

We work very hard to make the Lord relatable for people. We talk about Jesus and how God wants to be our friend. We delight in His coming near and giving us the gift of His presence. All of this is right and good and true.

But, we cannot forget along the way that God is also holy. He is mighty. He is powerful beyond our imagination. He is glorious, and not in the loudly-singing-angels kind of way. He is glorious in the shine-you-out-of-existence kind of way. His glory is fearsome and terrible. Were we to behold it we would come to an end. Read the rest…