How Great Is Our God Read Job 40:1–14 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?” —Job 40:2 The Israelites were trapped between the Egyptian army and the Red Sea (Exodus 14–15). There seemed tobe no way out, until God parted thewaters. Then, the people walked through on dry ground, while their former… Read More »
Learning God’s Ways
Learning God’s Ways Read Isaiah 55:6–13 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways.” —Isaiah 55:9 Not only do most Americans lack a proper fear of the Lord, but an increasing number also don’t even believe He exists. Through the 1960s, Gallup polls found that 98 percent… Read More »
Fear and the Messiah
Fear and the Messiah Read Isaiah 11:1-5 “He will delight in the fear of the Lord.” —Isaiah 11:3 In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Susan and Lucy were preparing to meet Aslan, the Christ-figure in the Narnia series, for the very first time. “Is he quite safe?” Susan asked. “I… Read More »
A Call to Fear the Lord
A Call to Fear the Lord Read Psalm 33:1-9 A rich French horn call opens one of my favorite classical music pieces, Piano Concerto No. 2 by Johannes Brahms. As the horn call rises, the piano’s notes meet it in the air, and we are drawn into the beautiful first movement. That’s how a good… Read More »
