The Bible is a library of 66 books that is endlessly fascinating. Throughout the centuries it has been read, studied, criticized, dissected, and revered. It has been food for the soul, direction for the confused, and comfort for the suffering. Best of all, it has pointed the way to salvation for helpless sinners seeking forgiveness and fellowship with God.
Visit the lands of the bible and you’ll discover that it’s deeply rooted in the soil of history, culture, and political and religious conflict. Archeological findings repeatedly prove the historical reliability of the Bible; hundreds of recent discoveries confirm biblical accounts …
Behind enemy lines, our mightiest weapon is wielded from a position of fervent prayer.
In truth, only desperate people pray.
When the Israelites were exiled to Babylon, they were commanded to seek the welfare of this pagan city and to “pray to the Lord” for its people (Jeremiah 29:7). They were to pray for their cruel captors whose armies captured Jerusalem, killed many Jews, and for sport threw Jewish babies against the rocks.
Let me say it again: they were to pray for their enemies! To pray for their oppressors! They were to pray for the people who worshiped dumb …
Whether we were brought up in a strict home or a lenient home, we all have a conscience. And there’s nothing we can do about the stain of sin upon our conscience. Time will never obliterate our sin. We need God to do that for us.
The story of David is well-known; he committed adultery with Bathsheba. She became pregnant, and then he had her husband, Uriah, killed.
For a while, David thought his sin was covered, that he had done what he needed to do to get out of the mess and salvage his reputation. But the cover-up didn’t …
