Tag: Devotional Thoughts
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Why Doesn’t the Bible Tell Us Everything?
Why doesn’t the Bible tell us more? Why doesn’t it give us every historical detail, every answer to life’s why, and every curiosity about heaven or how God works behind the scenes? Because that was never its purpose. The Bible wasn’t written to satisfy our curiosity. It was written to reveal our Savior. That’s the…
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What Does It Mean That the Bible Is Inerrant?
God does not lie. God does not make mistakes. God does not change. Because of these immutable facts, his Word is inerrant. When we say that the Bible is inerrant, we’re confessing that it is completely without error in everything it says—every doctrine, every detail, every promise. Inerrancy means that Scripture, in its original writings,…
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What Does It Mean That the Bible Is Inspired?
Inspired. It’s a word we often use for a moving speech or a beautiful work of art. But when we say that the Bible is inspired, we’re talking about something far deeper—something far more moving and beautiful. According to 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, for rebuking, for…
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What Is the Bible?
What Is the Bible? It’s not a book of moral lessons as some people think. It’s not a compilation of human opinions about the divine. It’s not folklore or myth or merely historical literature. The Bible is the Word of God—every word, every page, every promise. In the clearest, most confessional sense, the Bible is…
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The First Notes of a Triumph Song
“I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him” (Exodus 15:1-2). These words…
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A Peace That Drives Out Fear
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.” (John 20:19,20) No wonder the disciples were filled with fear. Their…
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Waiting in Hope
“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.…
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It Is Finished
“After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine was sitting there. So they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said,…