I have a lot of respect for Barnabas, a gentle, loving man whose name meant encouragement. Barnabas had been traveling with Paul evangelizing and planting churches, but a conflict arose. We read in Acts 15:36-41 that Paul and Barnabas stopped…
Christians today live in a time of great light. The Holy Spirit has revealed to us the meaning of Jesus’ powerful work on the cross and the incredible blessings of His sacrifice. Yet there was a time known as the…
When the year of Jubilee came, every debt was wiped out. All leases and possessions reverted back to the original leaseholder, which meant that the farmer would get his land and his family back. Read about it in Leviticus 25.…
Think for a moment about all the ways God has met the needs of His people throughout history. When Israel was in the wilderness, they had no supermarkets or grocery stores. There was not even a blade of grass in…
The city walls of Jerusalem were being rebuilt but Nehemiah saw sin, bondage and discouragement beginning to captivate the hearts of the people. “As soon as it began to grow dark . . . I commanded that the doors should…