Friends and fellow believers can be—and are supposed to be—a source of encouragement to us. But even the best friends and most loyal loved ones will...
He is the righteous judge of the living and the dead. Such majestic attributes of power, holiness, and justice rightly fill us with reverential fear and...
King David invoked the word yare when describing the overwhelming victory that God had given Israel. “You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of...
The Holy Spirit intercedes for us. “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray...
Is God uncaring because He doesn’t act? No. Because of His transcendence, He sees the outcome of every scenario and can select the best course of...
One night Nebuchadnezzar, the ancient Babylonian king and conqueror of Judah, had a troubling dream. Upset and worried, he summoned his top wise men. “But there...
“Gardener” is not a title we typically use to refer to God (even though there is a lot of agricultural imagery in the Bible). But that’s...
Calling God by the name “The Name” was a way of honoring God’s holiness (devout Jews considered it blasphemous to refer to him as YHWH). “The...
To acknowledge God’s majesty is to give Him the worship and affection He is due simply because He is God. In His very nature He owns...
The ancient Hebrews envisioned God as high and lifted up on His heavenly throne, or perhaps sequestered in the Most Holy Place at the temple in...