Jesus’s hospitality to the eleven, framed by Peter’s robust pursuit of the Lord, becomes the setting where Jesus restored Peter to ministry. In vv. 15–19, Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him, challenging Peter to embrace his leadership role despite the suffering that would come with it. Though Jesus’s hospitality to the eleven... Continue Reading

It’s hard to obey what we don’t know. That’s why immersing ourselves in the Bible is so important. The more we understand God’s Word, the more we can align our lives with His will. Studying Scripture isn’t just about gaining knowledge—it’s about transformation. Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and... Continue Reading

When the Bible uses military language about the Christian life, those passages are not talking about political fights…So what enemy or enemies are these passages talking about? Paul’s “armor” passage names the devil specifically (Ep 6.11), and John focuses in his first epistle on “the world” (1J 2.15-17), right after he has referred to “the... Continue Reading

Our Lord IS the Great Physician. He knows when we might need some radical, deep, and at times painful spiritual surgery. But he does it because he loves us, and he knows what is best for us. And at other times he might just want us to experience his gentleness, tenderness, and goodness.   God... Continue Reading

The broader culture insinuates that sex is hardly different from other physical actions like working out or eating, but the Bible teaches us there’s much more going on (1 Corinthians 6:12-20). The unity between marriage partners in sex points to the new covenant unity enjoyed between Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:32). The bliss we... Continue Reading

As we pray and desire good things, blessings from God, we must do so in patience and trust, knowing we make our requests to a loving Father and being thankful for his sustenance through our dark valleys. With God as our friend we can be content in this world while we travel toward the Celestial... Continue Reading

While we can know what God has made known, we do not know all that God knows. And we will never have the mind and full thoughts of the incomprehensible God… Our inability to comprehend the fullness of divine knowledge, however, does not minimize the importance of what we do know. What God has revealed... Continue Reading

God’s mercy regarding the Flood is just as evident as His judgment, and is seen in the fact that God provided a way of escape for those who were prepared to believe what He had said, heed the warning He gave, and avail themselves of the means of salvation which He provided by instructing Noah... Continue Reading

The gospel to the Christian is a thing of power. What is it that makes the young man devote himself as a missionary to the cause of God, to leave father and mother, and go into distant lands? It is a thing of power that does it — it is the gospel.   “But we... Continue Reading

Watson encourages us to have our faces shine with tears of sorrow and joy. Watson says: “[Repenting tears] are beautifying; a tear in the eye doth more adorn than a ring on the finger; oil makes the face to shine, tears make the heart to shine; tears are comforting; a sinner’s mirth turns to melancholy,... Continue Reading