Emmanuel (Immanuel) means "God with us." God is above us. God is against us when we sin. God is among us. God is for us. God is in us. God is with us. And because Jesus came to be with us, we can now be with Him. He lives in us and we can live in Him...
Our foundations are in shambles, our minds have been overtaken, and our eyes blinded to see what is right in front of us. The snatcher (aka Satan) truly has done a magnificent job of distracting us from the liberating power of the truth of God’s Word...
Promises delayed are painful things. Will they ever come to pass or is this just another place for sadness and complacency to hide? Jesus did come the first time. The promise was kept. The second promise of His second coming is yet to be fulfilled, a...
Joseph and Mary were not sinless but they were holy, living in obedience to the Law as it had been brought to the Jewish people through Moses and the Prophets. The world was full of political unrest, injustice and power grabbing, just like it is toda...
When will all this suffering end? The longing for things to change, the sorrow and loss of loved ones and the blatant injustice? In the fullness of time God sent His Son Jesus as the Ransom Redeemer to set us free from the tyranny of Satan. We are to...
Not easy to do unless you know that the grace and goodness of God are going to make it right and repay those who trouble you. But wait, there is more. We get to live in and by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to glorify Him in and through those tri...
We are here in a dark place and commanded to be anxious for nothing and in everything to give thanks. The only way any of that can be done is through the power of the Holy Spirit and faith in the words of Jesus. Jesus said “be of good cheer” for I ha...
When the jailer was awakened by the earth quake in the middle of the night he thought his two notorious prisoners, Paul and Silas had escaped. Seeing his only option was to kill himself the jailer drew his sword. Then he heard "we are all still here...
The day of reckoning is drawing near. What is holding you back from giving your all to following Jesus Christ? It is time to declare your faith in the promises of the One True God. He is the only One who can save us from eternal destruction and the...
No that is not a typo, it is the real source behind the sugary coated fear tactics of bullying and bribery that expose the roots of the devil’s dark holiday, Halloween. When we participate in the festivities of this “fun” night we are making an agree...