Forgiven

Forgiven

“If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.” (Psalm 130:3-4 NASB)   It might seem strange that the psalmist’s response to God’s forgiveness in these verses is one of fear...
Amazing Faith

Amazing Faith

“He marveled at him, and … said, ‘I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.’” (Luke 7:9)   Roman soldiers occupying Israel at the time of Christ were not typically sympathetic to Jews, any more than the Jews were fond of them. But one Roman...
By His Stripes

By His Stripes

“… for I am the Lord, your healer.” (Exodus 15:26 ESV) You and I have a fatal disease that we inherited from our original father and mother, Adam and Eve. We are born sinners under the curse of the law, guilty before a holy God, separated from Christ, and without hope...
Alive in Christ

Alive in Christ

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive,” (1 Corinthians 15:22).   It was a dark day when Satan took the form of a serpent in the Garden and successfully persuaded Eve to first doubt, and then disobey the God whose breath...