“O Jerusalem…! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing”? Matthew 23:37. Few things are as heartbreaking as a barrier to love. Christ, the long-awaited Messiah of Israel, experienced a barrier to His love when His chosen people rejected Him. […]
“God sent forth His Son, born of a woman… to redeem those who were under the law.” Galatians 4:4-5. God’s untiring pursuit of the wayward is at the heart of the Christmas message. And it’s not just the Christmas story. It’s the story of God’s pursuit of Adam and Eve after the fall; of David […]
“I sought the Lord, and He heard me.” Psalm 34:4. God created us in His image to have emotions, so the longing to feel loved is legitimate and good. One way that many of us sense we’re loved is when someone talks with us and listens to us. God provides those needs in our relationship […]
“From the place of His dwelling He looks on all the inhabitants of the earth.” Psalm 33:14. The psalmist celebrated God’s view of things. We are never out of God’s sight, and He keeps a close eye on everyone whose hope is in Him. The Bible reveals that God longs for us to trust Him […]
“Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” Ruth 1:16. There is a place for tenacity in life, especially when it is rooted in our faith in God and love for others. The book of Ruth begins with three women bound together by tragedy. After Naomi’s husband and two sons died, she […]