The psalmist shares his heartfelt cry as one who believed God’s way was one of restoration: “Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!” A few...

Before reading the entire psalm, we must focus on its beginning, “Stir up your might, and come to save us!” It is hard to read this lamenting psalm without mourning the...

In these verses from Isaiah, God is portrayed as a farmer who prepares the ground for a vineyard and plants grapes in hopes of yielding sweet fruit. Instead, God gets wild,...

If you’re going on a lengthy road trip, you have to have your basics covered. Are the tires full and aligned? Did you check the oil and fill up the gas...

In high school, my friend drove a beat-up Honda Accord with the bumper sticker, “Don’t be fooled, my treasure is in heaven.” It was funny because of how terrible her car...

In today’s passage, we can picture faith as a family packing everything they have into a U-Haul. After a litany of heroes of the faith, the author of Hebrews gets to...

Though we don’t know who wrote the epistle to the Hebrews, the author gives us the most famous definition of faith in the Bible: “Faith is the reality of what we...

This psalm is a call to inspection. Like the rising of the sun, God’s light is on the rise. When God’s light shines, all will be revealed. This inspection is specifically...

Sin is a bloodstain on the soul—scarlet, red, crimson, a stain that cannot be removed. But speaking as the voice of God, the prophet declares an incredible gift: God will do...

What a way to start a week! You’ve just poured your coffee and want some quiet time with the Lord and we give you this scripture to read. You’re just looking...