The seventh day of the week, the Sabbath, commemorates God's finished work of Creation (Gen. 2:1-3). The Lord's Day (Sunday) commemorates Christ's finished work of redemption, the 'new creation.' God the Father worked for six days and then rested. God the Son...

In this very familiar section of Scripture we see Jesus telling the disciples after they have fished all night to cast the net again and they catch so many fish they almost sink the boat.  They need to recognize without Him they can do nothing, as do we.  Then He...

In Isaiah 45:18-19 the Lord wants to settle in our mind that He created all and that He is the one and only God.  He wants Israel and us to know that He is trustworthy and all that He did was for our benefit.  He wants us to enjoy His creation.  He did not and does...

The "promise" in Acts 2:39 is the gift of the Holy Spirit (1:5, 8; 2:33). Peter's reference to "your children" reveals the strong influence that Jewish fathers exercised in their homes. When a father becomes a Christian, his children would normally follow his lead...

After His sacrificial work had ended, the Servant (Jesus) would look back on it with satisfaction, as would Yahweh (God the Father cf. 1 John 2:2). The "many" would obtain salvation through the knowledge of Him and His work. The "many" are those who trust in Christ...

All that God has said will happen has come to pass and all that is written in His Word will happen one day.  His word never fails. Sinners need to come to the Lord and only then they can change their ways and thoughts, through the His help, and because the Word of...

God promised with a covenant promise that He would not withdraw His Spirit or His Word from His people on whom He would place them (cf. Jer. 31:31-44). This is a reference to the New Covenant. The Spirit would abide on His people forever, and His Word would remain...

Aren’t we thankful that God is so totally different from us! He does not punish us immediately or completely like we deserve for the sins we commit.  He doesn’t pay us back (get even) with us and give us the punishment we deserve.  His love is a loyal love and is...

The Lord called all the people then alive in Judah, to pay attention to, and to take to heart, His message to them. He had not been as ungiving as a wilderness or as unenlightening as darkness to them. They had no reason to feel free to abandon Him. Let us remember...