Imagine that I am at a local park. The sun is shining, the air is just the right temperature. A slight cool breeze blows by and makes me feel the very presence of God. The heavens are declaring the glory of God, and their expanse shows the work of his hands. –Psalm 19:1 On the…
After the fall in Garden of Eden, we were without hope. Shame and disgrace and a painful death awaited us. God engaging with us showed us a temporary fix through sacrifice and then put us out of the garden. The sacrifices were wholly inadequate to remove our sins. The same sacrifices became part of most…
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. -John 10:10b We do not wake up one day and suddenly experience all that God has for us like some sort of magical elixir. When I was young, we typically took vacations the old-fashioned way, riding in a…
The Deeper Healing of Matthew 8:2: Beyond Physical Restoration Introduction The story in Matthew 8:2 is not just about physical healing. When a man with leprosy knelt before Jesus and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean,” he was expressing a deep longing for restoration—beyond his physical ailment. Understanding Leprosy in…
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