Few things can change our lives more than the birth of a child. Nothing in the family can or will ever be the same again. “Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them” (Ps. 127:4-5, NKJV). At the same time, children do … Continue reading –>
Change. Maybe you heard about the family living in an area with a very low population and no hospital within several hours. Are they moving? Wanting to move? No way. What about you and me? Do we face difficulties at one extreme and opportunities for wealth at the other but, either way, we don’t want … Continue reading –>
One of the greatest changes a person faces is when he or she gets married. Of course, not everyone gets married. After all, Jesus, our greatest example, never did, nor did many other Bible characters. Nevertheless, many people do marry, and thus, the Bible is not silent about marriage, which is surely one of the … Continue reading –>
We need a Guide throughout our changes and find this in Hymn 5, “All My Hope on God Is Founded”. Verse four of Hymn 61, “God Is Here!” shares this. But, we are reminded that God is unchanged in Hymn 274, “O Word of God Incarnate”. Trusting in God will help us with all the changes: … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Some changes come suddenly. But the ones we know are coming; it is wise to prepare for: marriage, children, old age, and death. April 20, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 10:11-13. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. What warnings … Continue reading –>
There is one thing about the Word of God: it does not gloss over the realities of human life. On the contrary, it exposes them in all their harshness and, at times, sheer pain and despair. In fact, with the exception of the first few pages of the Bible and the last few at the … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Cor. 10:1-13, Gen. 2:24, 1 Cor. 13:4-8, 1 Sam. 1:27, Psalms 71:1-24, 1 Cor. 15:24-26. Memory Text: “Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway” (Psalm 85:13, NKJV). Life is full of changes. Things change all the time. The only thing that does not change is the reality of change itself. Change, … Continue reading –>
In my personal devotions this morning, I read, Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning … Continue reading –>
He was a young man condemned to death. A life full of promise had been squandered away for a life of crime. Now, hanging on a cross as a convicted thief, he must pay the ultimate price for his sins. But how did he get there? Many bad decisions had led him to this place … Continue reading –>
By Carolyn Azo Dismayed by news reports of starving people in Africa, Marcelo Dornelles left a comfortable life in Brazil to provide ADRA relief in the war-torn countries of Mozambique, Angola, and Iraq. Although only 48, Marcelo has white hair and a well-lined face that testify to years of arduous humanitarian work amid bomb explosions, … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: All through Scripture, we are confronted with the reality of human free will. Even the unfallen Adam and Eve (Genesis chapter 3) had free will, and they unfortunately made the wrong choice with it. If unfallen beings, in perfection, could misuse free will, how much more so beings like ourselves, steeped in sin? And we need … Continue reading –>
At some point, we have to make the choice about what we want to do with our lives in terms of a job or career. Unless independently wealthy or working full-time at home taking care of the house and family (the most noble of all occupations), many people have to choose a path as far … Continue reading –>
