The Man of Sin

It seems there had been some kind of spirit utterance in the infant church at Thessalonica. Someone had spoken with a lying “tongue.” Apparently, there also had been a “voice of prophecy,” but it had not been the Holy Spirit’s voice. Like the infant church’s gift of “tongues,” its gift of prophecy also could be […]

The Lord is My Shepherd: Psalms 23

This is everybody’s psalm. First, we are in the glen, then in the gorge, and finally, we are in the glory. The psalm tells us about the fold, about the foe and about the future. It gives us the threefold secrete ofhappiness. It begins withthe secret of a happy life. Our Shepherd takes care of […]

The Ashes and the Fire: Leviticus 1-7

The first seven chapters of Leviticus are concerned with the various offerings the Hebrew people were to bring to God. The details were given meticulously, and more and more requirements were added. We tend to read these chapters with varying degrees of bewilderment and impatience, for all these ritual requirements belong to the long, long […]

It Was Good: Genesis 1-2

God is good—absolutely good. It is impossible for Him to do anything bad. The imprint of His goodness lies on all He does. It is evident, for instance, in every step and every stage of the work of creation as recorded in Genesis 1-2. Out there in space, the vast machinery of the universe pulsated […]