Last week, we spent our time focusing upon the “Goodness of God” as reflected in His character that is vividly portrayed in the Psalms. In one of those Psalms, we discovered the psalmist declaring,   “Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who reverence

Because the subject of God’s goodness is quite extensive, I need to spend two weeks on this one disposition. Considering the big picture, God’s goodness is shown through His protection and provision for humanity. This attribute is particularly evident in the Psalms as the writers had much to say (and

The word that we translate as “gentleness” comes from the Greek word prautes. It was a word used for a wild stallion that was brought under control, tamed by bit and bridle. We would never think of a stallion as “weak” or even “meek” (as the original King James translated

For the past two weeks, we have looked at two of the most important aspects of Peace. First and foremost, we considered our most critical need, and that is to remove our “alienation from God” by being “justified by faith” so that we can have “Peace with God” through “faith

Last week, we began our discussion of Peace, looking at the most important kind of Peace which is for us to have “PEACE with God.” In Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, he communicated how we can all experience this peace: “Having been justified by faith, we have peace

It goes without saying that everyone wants to have peace, but only a few know where to find it! In the Old Testament, the English word that we translate as “peace” comes from the Hebrew word shalom, and as we all know, shalom is the word used in common greetings

Last week, we came to realize that some of the greatest men and women in biblical history felt unqualified to serve God, and yet they made themselves available to serve Him. Specifically, we focused our attention upon Isaiah, one of the greatest of all Old Testament Prophets, who needed to

Though feeling unqualified, some of the greatest men and women of the Bible were called by God to serve Him by living a life of service to others. Moses was a self-directed, tongue-tied fugitive from justice and yet God turned him into a great leader. Peter was a self-confident, cursing

I mentioned last week that we often fail to forgive others because we have bought into one or more of the MYTHS that we have been led to believe, even as little children. When we believe these MYTHS, we avoid forgiving others for the hurtful offenses we have received. And

I concluded last week’s blog with some important comments that need to be repeated. When it comes to “Forgiveness,” we must realize that the knife cuts both ways: we need to ask others to forgive us for the hurtful WORDS and ACTIONS that we had directed toward them, and we