Letting God speak
I remember as a child singing a song where the chorus says, “Nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing is impossible for God.” In Sunday school I was taught that God can do all things. So, when I was a young Christian, and someone asked me if God can do anything, I readily asserted that yes, God …
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. (ESV) Being given a task from God is one of the greatest experiences a person can have. It brings …
Matthew 1:16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. Except for a few speaking lines in the annual church Christmas play, Joseph does not get much attention from Christians. People don’t really think of him as doing much of significance. Yet he had one …
Matthew 1:7 – 15 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of …
Matthew 1:3 – 6 … and Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nashon, and Nashon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and …
Matthew 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers Jacob is my hero! Well, actually, Jesus is my hero. After all, Jesus is the one who saved me and that is what heroes do. Jacob is more like my anti-hero. There …
Matthew 1:1 – 2 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers There is something about genealogies in the Bible that makes most people’s eyes start …
God speaks! He speaks to His people in many ways. He speaks through prophecy, vision, dreams, prophetic words, wise counsel, conviction, insight, and more. The most common way God speaks, at least to me, is through His Word, the Bible. On multiple occasions Jesus told His audience, “He who has ears, let him hear.” …