God has been working with the family of Abraham for a long time. There was a purpose and a plan behind all the mighty works of God. Some of these plans have yet to be accomplished.
What is it that you want to accomplish with your life? What do you focus all your effort to achieve? The prophets reveal to us what God’s goals are. All His work, from past to present, are pointing towards the ultimate purpose of His plan. So, how do our goals align with His?
Lawlessness is a sign of cultural decay and signals an imminent collapse of that society. A rebellious generation will hate the ways of God and follow the example of the original rebel. Such a nation will require God’s intervention to restore a healthy society.
There is much in nature that reveals information about the One who made it. In fact, if you look close enough, you might find He revealed what He has been planning all along.
The people of Jesus’ time had certain expectations about what the Messiah should be. These ideas were based on what THEY wanted Him to be. But the savior Jesus became did not match these expectations. Do we ever consider what He expects of us?
The world we know is influenced by a rebellious spirit. No matter how hard we try, every endeavor man begins eventually becomes corrupted by it. But a day will come when that defiant spirit is replaced by something greater.
Every generation see stressful times - times when society degrades itself and turns in rebellion from the face of God. But every generation also has the hope that God will return to them and heal the relationship.
The world is a troubled place, and all these troubles can lead us to some speculative conclusions. But the world has always been troubled, and the source of humanity’s problems hasn’t changed…neither has the solution.
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?
