God instructed Israel to blow trumpets when an important message needed to be sent to the entire community. Some of His messages span millennia and are sent to all of mankind.
No matter where life takes us, we’re always longing to go home. But home is not a specific location as much as a place we feel we belong - a place where we are loved. As Christians, there is a home we long for, a place we have never been, but has been prepared for us.
The Day of Pentecost is connected to an ancient harvest ritual. But the harvest God is interested in is not comprised of grain. His plans are for all of mankind and direct events far into the future…even beyond our death.
We have all attended funerals and listened to messages that address the difficult questions of life and death. Issues of family and faith give us the necessary context to understand the mysteries of our existence.
Scripture reveals to us the most important day in the history of mankind. The day when every individual is held accountable for the choices they have made. Do we have any say in how that day works out for us?
As we grow in our faith, we come to realize that it was not our own righteousness that led us to find God, but that He chose us. This leads us to the question: why would God choose one person and not another? And what obligations come with being “chosen”?