Joe | December 16, 2009
After Zacharias had been mute for nine months, he was filled with the Holy Spirit and uttered a wonderful prophecy about Jesus and John the Baptist.
He prophesied about Jesus being God’s “horn of salvation,” and then explained God’s love for His people by His covenant. This covenant is the one He made with Abraham several [...]
Category: Genesis, Luke, Prophecy | 1 Comment »
Tags: Abraham, covenant, death, Isaac, love, sacrifice, sin, zacharias
Joe | October 7, 2009
To sort of pickup where my last post left off, regarding a line of work that allows me to work from home and be with my family, I ran across a post today over at Church Crunch that talked about a career in online ministry.
The part that really got to me was:
Just imagine: Only a [...]
Category: Christian Living, Encouragement, Genesis, Hebrews, Malachi | 1 Comment »
Tags: Abraham, children, faith, family, greg laurie, ministry, priorities, suffering, trials, work
Joe | August 24, 2009
We ended last week with Job crying out that he had never been born. From the depths of his despair and pain, he wishes that he had been stillborn or died at birth.
Yet, in spite of all his frustration, never once did he renounce God.
Today, we’ll look at the first response by his friend, Eliphaz, the [...]
Category: Christian Living, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Hebrews, Job, John, Matthew, Proverbs | No Comments »
Tags: Abraham, angels, Job, obedience, Persecution, suffering, trials
Joe | June 19, 2009
Unless you’re a hermit that doesn’t have a television, newspaper or the Internet, you’re probably aware that the Middle East is an area of great conflict. You are also probably aware that it has been a contentious region for as long as anyone can remember.
Why?
What makes this region so unique that entire civilizations can track [...]
Category: Genesis, Israel, Last Days, Politics, Prophecy | 8 Comments »
Tags: Abraham, arabs, covenant, faith, Isaac, ishmael, israel, Prophecy
Joe | March 26, 2009
Piggy-backing off of yesterday’s post about living out Romans 8:28, I was praying this morning for peace, wisdom, and direction from God if I lose my job soon or simply to move on to what He has designed me to do for work.
Abraham’s story then came to my mind. Abraham–rather at this point in his [...]
Category: Christian Living, Encouragement, Genesis, Prayer | 2 Comments »
Tags: Abraham, faith, hope, jobs, obedience, peace, wisdom, work