“But God” series intro
Introduction As we study the lives of people in the Bible, we often see the words “but God….” At pivotal points in human history and in the lives of His people, God intervenes. Even in our darkest moments, the truth of “But God” endures. Nothing is too hard for Him. Nothing is beyond His sovereignty. He makes the impossible possible. …
But God Remembered Noah
God Never Forgets His People But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. Genesis 8:1 Noah was six hundred years old when God told him to build an ark. God said he was sending a flood because …
Epiphany
Our Blessed Hope For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Titus 2:11-13 I spend so much of …
Grateful for the Unshakable
A Firm Foundation of Gratitude Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Hebrews 12:28 Floods, earthquakes, fires, and droughts. These natural disasters remind us that we live in a fragile, unpredictable world full of grief and sorrow. Yet each time one of these …
Atonement
Road to Restoration On this day, atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins. Leviticus 16:30 Imagine returning to your estranged parents’ home only to discover they have changed the locks on the doors and deny your request to enter. You’re willing to return and make amends, …
Wait
Working While We Wait Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 God told Noah that he was going to destroy the earth; at least one hundred years passed before the first raindrop fell (Genesis 5:32; 7:6; 11:10). God revealed to Joseph that his brothers would bow before him; at least twenty …