by Jeremy | Jul 17, 2020 | Sabbath Thoughts
On the cusp of the Promised Land, Moses told the Israelites, See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Keep them and do them, for that will be your...
by Jeremy | Jun 26, 2020 | Sabbath Thoughts
There are two important facets to that instruction: “The truth” and “love.” What are you saying, and why are you saying it? We can try to show love while obscuring the truth—and we can speak the truth while being out for blood. Neither one is...
by Jeremy | Jun 19, 2020 | Sabbath Thoughts
“Is anything too hard for the LORD?” (Genesis 18:14) That’s the question at the heart of Abraham’s story—and at the heart of every Christian’s story. Over and over again, God asks Abraham and Sarah to step out in faith and trust him while...
by Jeremy | Jun 12, 2020 | Sabbath Thoughts
The only thing we really know about Lot’s wife is that she looked back. That’s it. We don’t know her name, we don’t know where she was from, we don’t even have a single line of dialogue from her. The angels warned Lot’s family to...
by Jeremy | Jun 6, 2020 | Sabbath Thoughts
Jesus taught that the two great commandments, the summation and foundation of “all the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:40), the pathway to inheriting eternal life (Luke 10:25), are these: “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with...
