If he’d already made more stars than could ever be counted, how hard would it have been for Him to make another one, and then to move it around to put it exactly where He wanted, exactly when He wanted it to be there?
When you give something to a child, you don’t try to make it complicated. You want to make it simple. And God does the same thing. In making his gifts known to us, He can hardly be any more basic.
As you make your way through life, how often do you have questions you'd like to ask of God? And how many of those questions start with, "Why?"
Paul said a lot of great things in Scripture about the nature of our identity in Christ. This verse, however, is one of the best.
God could deliver you today—He could—from whatever situation is causing you pain and heartache and upset and struggle. And since He could, you probably think that He should. Why would God delay, when He could deliver?
I wish I could tell you that most pastors are preaching the Word. I can't—some are not. Here are five things we may choose to do instead of preaching the Word.
There seems to be a growing public conversation on the subject of repentance. When a pastor or politician or member of the press or (insert public figure of choice) fails to live up to the standard they profess, the consequences are swift and significant. But, are we failing at grace? When does an offender deserve a second chance?
