the Father's heart

(Photo by Jon Flobrant on Unsplash) For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior... Isaiah 43:3 For those of us who have children who walked away from the Lord, it can be heart-wrenching. We may blame ourselves or question what we did wrong. We may start out strong, praying and trying to talk to our child about what they were taught growing up. Eventually, many become weary and just accept things the way they are. They stop talking to their prodigal about

(Photo by Ivars Krutainis on Unsplash) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. 1 Chronicles 29:11 I was reading about two different views of God's sovereignty. The book said that one view over-emphasized the sovereignty of God. I will present the two views covered: the Blueprint Worldview and the Warfare Worldview. THE BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW The blueprint worldview says God is sove

(Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash) He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child... Matthew 2:8 Jesus is born. The shepherds came to see the newborn king, and the Magi, also called wise men, brought gifts and bowed down and worshiped Him. But before these wise men from the east found Jesus, they stopped in Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews?" When Herod, the Roman-appointed king of Judea, heard about this future king

(Photo by Raechel Romero on Unsplash) And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 After Mary found out she was going to give birth to the Savior of the world, and that Elizabeth was pregnant in her old age, she left home to visit her cousin. She stayed for three months. When Mary came back home, she was most likely pregnant. At some point, Joseph fo