Advent Devotions (Week 2): Peace and Shalom
Christ, the divine embodiment of Shalom, is the only thing that can bring this world true and lasting peace.
Christ, the divine embodiment of Shalom, is the only thing that can bring this world true and lasting peace.
Waiting is the embodiment of faith—a faith that must learn to trust God’s character, His intentions, and His timing.
It can be challenging to create rich and meaningful conversations about thanksgiving. The predictable “What do you feel thankful for?” just doesn’t always cut it.
There’s no better time to set a precedence of gratitude toward God than during this special season. Thanksgiving ideas for Christians.
I’ve been reading through the Bible every year for close to thirty years. One of the things I have learned is that the Bible interprets itself.
It’s been said that “loneliness” is a feeling of separation. Like Frodo, the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was required to walk a lonely road.
The psalmist’s meditation of God’s glory in all of earth’s activity fueled in him a spirit of worship—“May the glory of the Lord endure…” Psalm 104
When a person experiences persecution or suffering for the sake of Jesus, it profoundly changes their view of sin and the pursuit of the lusts of the flesh.
Our spiritual poverty is always a result of not leaning into God’s grace. We become self-absorbed and toxic when we fail to depend on God to meet our needs.
The prophet Isaiah found himself in the midst of a crooked generation that was wasting their time in certain religious practices and they didn’t even realize it.