“Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed, I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” Genesis 18:14 With a mix of doubt and hopeful expectation, the couple heard the Lord’s question, sensing their faith choked by past painful experiences. Abraham and…
“And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.” Zephaniah 2:7 Night hours haven’t changed ever since the world began. But…
“Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly.” Jonah 2:1 The mercy of God: one of the biggest and most incomprehensible gifts we have been privileged to receive. The most amazing thing about it is that you can do nothing to deserve it (Romans 9:16). God’s mercy can find you whether…
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” Jonah 1:17 “Does God leave me or look away from me when I disobey Him?” Have you ever wondered about the answer to this question? In our passage,…
“But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.” Jonah 1:3 Have you…
“And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45 In the times of old, God visited Abraham and told him he would be the father of many nations. Now, it’s fine to believe a promise as marvelous as this one, except he…
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Habakkuk 2:3 God does not fail. He just never does. There’s something we must understand about the character of God: if…
“Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.” Jonah 3:2 God’s commands are usually ones that throw us far out of our comfort zones. And because our flesh isn’t comfortable with these instructions, most times, we want to run away. The reasons we run away might be…
“And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.“ Genesis 19:2 True kindness is in…