Tuesday
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But God Remembered
There are three words at the beginning of Genesis 8 that may be among the most hopeful in the entire story of Noah: But God remembered. To feel their weight, we have to back up one sentence—the close of chapter seven. “The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.” And then: “But God remembered Noah and… Continue reading
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But Chosen by God
“As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him…”—1 Peter 2:4 Sometimes the difference between what we see and what God sees is enormous. First Peter 2:4–10 is teeming with buts—five of them in seven verses. And Peter uses those little conjunctions to tell a much bigger story about… Continue reading
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Closer Than You Think
“God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’”—Acts 17:27–28 The people of Athens were searching. They searched through religion and philosophy. They debated ideas… Continue reading
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Surrounded, But
“All the nations surrounded me,but in the name of the LORD I cut them down. They surrounded me on every side,but in the name of the LORD I cut them down. They swarmed around me like bees,but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;in the name of the LORD I cut them down. I was pushed back… Continue reading
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God Has Spoken
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…”—Hebrews 1:1–2 Sometimes the first few words tell you almost everything you need to know. Hebrews begins with two: “God spoke.” No lengthy argument for His existence. No… Continue reading
