Patient and Persistent Prayer

Why doesn’t God answer our prayers in the way we expect him to? Why does God allow the hardships and difficulties to remain in our lives? What does a troubling account from ancient Israel’s journey with the Lord have to teach us about God’s...

The Israelites thirsted and complained. Moses questioned and pleaded. God answered and delivered. In the dry and hot desert the Israelites found themselves longing for something “better.” We too know what it is to thirst for something greater, but our...

In today’s reading we encounter Jesus as He cleanses the temple in Jerusalem. As we recall this story, we are reminded that we too are temples in need of cleansing. Fortunately for us, that is exactly what Jesus came to do!

Stop trying and start trusting. That’s the truth God teaches his people in Exodus 14. And that’s the Gospel truth God teaches us as well—today!

The cross of Jesus offers us a priceless gift and yet it also offers a difficult challenge. The cross of Christ has won for us full forgiveness and freedom from all guilt, worry, or sin. And yet the cross of Christ also challenges us within our...

What do you want to change in your life? What do you look at and say, “This just isn’t right; it’s got to change!”? Where does that change begin? How does that change happen? True, godly change takes time, but more importantly it takes the work of Him...

All of us can feel at times that we are wandering through a wilderness of temptation and trial. In these moments, we have many questions, “Where is God in these times,” “Why is this happening,” “What direction should I turn,” and ‘When will this be...

Just as Moses delivered the people of Israel from slavery, Jesus delivers us from our slavery to sin.

Today, we stumble into a sight for sore eyes. The glory of Jesus simply shines through nearly blinding his disciples in the process. What a sight it must have been to see beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus is the Son of God? And yet…it is not the...

It’s easy to be where we feel safe and more challenging to be in places with unknowns. In today’s text, Jesus leaves the temple and goes into the unknown. When He does, His glory is made known. When was the last time you left the temple and went into...