God is described in Psalm 119:68 in this manner, “You are good, and what you do is good, teach me your decrees.” An invitation is offered in Psalm 34:8, “Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Promises are found in Psalm 84:11, “For the LORD…

“Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite.” (Psalm 147:5 CSV) “To infinity and beyond,” announced Buzz Lightyear in the movie Toy Story. While a cartoon movie character may have a rememberable catch phrase, how do we view infinity? How do we as believers view infinity? And better yet, how does Scripture…

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16) Wise is defined as having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment. The Apostle Paul ends his book to the Church at Rome saying, “the only wise God be glory…

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into…

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” (Romans 11:33-34)  “Who has known the mind of the Lord?” The answer is nobody. We can only know what He reveals.…

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3 -4) One of the tasks of…

“The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.” Isaiah 40:28b These words of encouragement are offered to those carried into Babylon after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. Their world had been completely reoriented. Now…

“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:15) It is a pivotal night in the life of the Disciples. They are in Jerusalem and the past…

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will…

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.” (John 16:33-17:1)…