God hasn’t told us all the reasons he allows unjust suffering, but he has promised he’ll ultimately judge the wicked. He’ll right the wrongs. Isaiah prophesies about the Savior to come, saying, “With righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth... Continue Reading

With the aid of unfathomable wealth, science, and technology, death can be defeated if you’re willing to live out your remaining days in a laboratory. Doesn’t that sound fantastic? Of course, none of that is true. You, like every other human being in the history of the world, are going to get old and die…The... Continue Reading

How can we truly love someone, Edwards asked, if we do not derive some kind of pleasure from loving them? “A benevolent propensity of heart is exercised, not only in seeking to promote the happiness of the being towards whom it is exercised, but also in rejoicing in his happiness.” When applied to Almighty God, the fountain of... Continue Reading

As we cheerfully and confidently speak of Christ, there will be a whole range of different responses and outcomes. Some will dismiss us, some will listen to us, some will mock us, some will commend us, some will do all of the above! We must not think that if we just have enough grace and... Continue Reading

We rightly call upon people to read their Bibles, but it seems many spend much more time reading into the Bible than reading out of it. So nearly everything they read becomes a mere echo of what they already think or what most people around them are already saying. God gave us His Word to... Continue Reading

What if you think you’ve trekked to the mountain’s peak, but you’ve just begun? What if you know of God’s love, power, grace, comfort, and wisdom could come alive to you in new ways? You’ve received, but there’s always more. You can be “filled with the fullness of God” (3:19).   The first time I... Continue Reading

If you were there, what power would you be thinking you would receive from the Holy Spirit? What power would help you follow this great commission? Remember, Jesus had given seventy of them spectacular powers when He sent them out on a mission.   Acts 1:6–11 (NKJV) Therefore, when they had come together, they asked... Continue Reading

As Christians, we pray to our Father (Matthew 6:9f). Elsewhere in the Bible we learn that we come to our Father through Jesus Christ, because He makes us acceptable before God and we are heard.   Once I attended a public event at which someone thought it would be good to have a prayer. Instead... Continue Reading

The glories of these doctrines, for regenerate Christians, is that God always gives us His very best–whether this is Christ in His incarnation and atonement; or the Holy Spirit, as the purchased possession secured through the finished work of the Mediator.  And, in and through this Third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit... Continue Reading

The Bible does its deepest work not through hurried skimming but through slow, prayerful meditation. The “blessed man” of Psalm 1 delights in God’s law and meditates on it “day and night.”   The Bible is not merely a collection of ancient writings; it is the living Word of the living God (Heb. 4:12). Every... Continue Reading