10  He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. 14  He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. Take me now." It's not hard to understand why Elijah felt this way. Dig Deeper What a contrast in how God made Himself known! Just as He did during the very dangerous time of Ahab.

The great mistake they made was thinking that the more they did on God's behalf, the more righteous they This is a tradeoff many Christians in our own day and age have made.

life of another or give to God a ransom for them— 8  the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever from their princely mansions. 15  But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; 17  for they will take This hope is made possible because although nobody can redeem themselves or be bought out by another, you can rest in the fact that God will redeem you from the realm of the dead; He will surely take you

God made Jesus just like you so that you could be made just like Him.

happened so early in life that you can't remember, or it just happened last week, that you were washed and made washing them in the power of the Holy Spirit; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that having been made

Idolatry is a terrible sin against the Lord, and humanity has been struggling with it since the very They are just human made images, that pale in comparison to God Most High. They cannot guide us. ’ve been in a church building that had statues of Jesus and the apostles, and sacrifices were being made

But those sacred stones never made it to God's rebellious people. But the covenant itself is unbreakable, because the very God who had personally inscribed its requirements But it's the Word made visible, His Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ, who became your perfect covenant

only to find that the first thing the chosen representative does is argue with Him regarding why God made It was the very same mighty word that God used to speak the entire universe into existence that He put This is the word that God places before you, neatly bound in sixty-six books, made complete and visible

Your heart transplant has made you an entirely different person. prophet Ezekiel to His people who are exiled in Babylon, promising to restore them. 24  “ ‘For I will take But here the LORD speaks good news through His servant Ezekiel, promising to take them out of the nations this would be so much more than just a surface level, external washing - it would penetrate to their very Dig Deeper  It can be hard to properly interpret how the promises God made to His people Israel apply

an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Atonement We believe that Jesus Christ is a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek— made Today, we turn to another benefit we receive from Christ’s sacrifice, and a very important one at that The closing part of Belgic Confession Article 21 takes up this verse, stating: “This is also why the your Heavenly Father with whom you have peace through Christ, and remember His love and care for you, ever