Can We Hinder the Word of God? Now, like several areas of biblical truth, this something of a complicated answer, because the Bible speaks about this in at least two ways. Let me explain to you what I mean – this can be understood in two senses. The Work of God’s Word Can Never Be…
Wahre und sichere Verheißungen Da brach [der Feind] in die Stadt ein, und alle Kriegsleute flohen bei Nacht durch das Tor zwischen den beiden Mauern, beim Garten des Königs; und da die Chaldäer rings um die Stadt her lagen, zog man den Weg zur Arava. Aber das Heer der Chaldäer jagte dem König nach und…
Wahre und sichere Verheißungen Da brach [der Feind] in die Stadt ein, und alle Kriegsleute flohen bei Nacht durch das Tor zwischen den beiden Mauern, beim Garten des Königs; und da die Chaldäer rings um die Stadt her lagen, zog man den Weg zur Arava. Aber das Heer der Chaldäer jagte dem König nach und…
Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” (Judges 6:14) In the days of the Judges, God called an unexpected man named Gideon to deliver Israel. Gideon was a man who didn’t want…
Does God Want Me to Struggle? In the present moment – the moment when I experience struggles – I would simply say, God has a purpose for my present struggles. Does God want me to struggle? Well, in a sense, yes. This is because God has a purpose for my present struggles. When we become Christians,…
Dear Pastor, Preacher, or Bible Teacher – I have in mind some special people for this brief word. I think of those who have worked hard to bring something from God’s word to God’s people and to all who will listen. Whether you speak to many or to few, you have a privileged place –…
Then the city wall was broken through…. And the king went by way of the plain. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. (2 Kings 25:4-5) As the Bible describes the sad events of the fall of…
Das Wort und der Wille Gottes Zedekia war 21 Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte 11 Jahre in Jerusalem. Und der Name seiner Mutter war Hamutal; [sie war] die Tochter Jeremias von Libna. Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn, ganz wie es Jojakim getan hatte. Denn wegen…
Did Jesus forgive Judas? How broad was it when Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do,” in Luke 23:34 When Jesus was on the cross, and he said, Father, forgive them for they know not what they do, did forgiveness also apply to Judas? First of all, let’s just understand…
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem…. He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. For because of the anger of the LORD this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His…
Gottes Wort hassen oder lieben Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des HERRN, ganz wie es seine Väter getan hatten (2. Könige 23,37). Josia herrschte über Juda, das Südreich der Stämme Israels. Die grausamen Assyrer hatten das Nordreich erobert, doch das Südreich Juda bestand noch mehr als 100 Jahre weiter nach dem…
Dear Pastor, Preacher, or Bible Teacher – Right now, many of us are thinking of how things will get back to “normal.” But if you’re like me, you also think: “Lord, I don’t want things back to where they were before all this global pandemic and other shaking events. In Jesus’ name, bring us to…