God’s Sovereignty & Our Free WillWhen considering God’s will, some of the questions I frequently get asked have to do with inevitability. Will the Lord’s plan always be accomplished? Can we mess it up? Do we have a choice in what our lives can be? How much of God’s plan will He actively impose upon us, and how much will we be able to choose for ourselves?These are some of the questions we all face...  Read More

God’s Will — The Big PictureIn Romans 12:2, God’s Word promises: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”According to this verse in Romans, the will of God is good, acceptable, and perfect. There’s absolutely no indication here that the Lord’s plan for you will...  Read More

Step In  The will of God.We hear repeatedly that the Lord has a plan for us—and it’s good. We’re instructed to seek it, embrace it, and live it. We’re even told it’s the key to our future. But what is it? Even though God’s will sounds like something we need to know, the whole idea of it often stirs up more questions than answers.Whatever your view of the will of God, it can seem grand and unreacha...  Read More

DependenceThe truffle is a delicacy that is now widely enjoyed by casual diners across the world. We have truffle fries, truffle pastas, and all kinds of other truffle-flavored dishes. What some people may not know about the delicious truffle is its humble origins. Though truffles elevate the flavor (and the cost) of many dishes, the truffle itself is found in low places. In the dirty, damp roots ...  Read More

PrayerIt’s hard to imagine a world before smartphones or a time when your spouse, friend, or neighbor wasn’t just a click away. Things are very different today. It seems like you can be in contact with anyone, anywhere, and at any time. It’s the blessing and curse of modern technology!Prayer has jestingly been described as the oldest and most advanced form of technology there is. In the same way y...  Read More

WorshipThere is a special time in most church services where the people of God stand and sing praises to God together. Some churches sing out of a hymn book while others sing with the accompaniment of a full band and electric guitars. The styles of worship songs vary from church to church, but the aim is the same—to glorify God! The time of praise and worship during the service is wonderful, but i...  Read More

Dwell In His PresenceIn verse six of Psalm 23, David says: “I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” He has confidence. There is no doubt where he will make his home. “Dwell,” in Hebrew, implies a returning. In the one-year life of the sheep, this is the return home from the highlands to the familiar corrals, barns, and shelters of the main ranch. It is a return home after having followed t...  Read More

We Are The SheepIn ancient literature, sheep were referred to as “those of the golden hooves” because they were regarded and esteemed so highly for their beneficial effect on the land. They would eat the top parts of the plants and leave the roots, which caused the plants to grow; they would eat invasive plants that were not good for the land; they would trample the ground; and then they would fer...  Read More

Job 19:25-27 As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.  Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God; Whom I myself shall behold,  And whom my eyes will see and not another.  My heart faints within me!...  Read More

he translation for the Hebrew word hessed–will follow you all the days of your life. What a great statement of faith from David! He is saying this during a difficult time in his life, while he is hiding in a cave from his enemies, who are after him. However, David’s focus has changed; he is no longer seeing his enemies pursuing him, but the goodness and loyal love of God.Has there been a time in y...  Read More

BLESSING IN SUFFERING“God will work all things together for good.”It’s the last thing you want to hear in the middle of suffering, but it doesn’t stop it from being true. God really can and does work all things together for good.In Job Chapter 42:12 it says, ‘now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning.’After losing his servants, his crops, his livestock and even his childr...  Read More

WHAT DO I SAY TO OTHERS IN SUFFERING?It’s hard to know what to say to someone when they are suffering. Sometimes we say things that cause more pain and suffering because we don’t have a solid theology in this area.In Job 2:11 we see 3 of Job’s best friends come to comfort him in his suffering. It says as they looked at him from a distance, they did not recognise him. They wept at what they discove...  Read More