When Unbelief Meets Mercy… As we continue through the wilderness journey in the Book of Numbers, chapters 14 and 15 form one of the most sobering and yet hope-filled turning points in Israel’s story. Chapter 13 revealed fear.Chapter 14 reveals what happens when fear matures into open unbelief.Chapter 15 then surprises us with grace — showing that…
Holiness Lived Before a Holy God.. Leviticus 18–20 marks a decisive shift in the book. If the earlier chapters taught Israel how to approach a holy God in the tabernacle, these chapters show how to live as a holy people in the world. Atonement has been made; God’s presence dwells among them. Now the question…
As we draw closer to Good Friday and Easter, many Christian traditions enter a season of fasting, repentance, and deeper prayer next week. It is a time to slow down, to examine our hearts, and to remember the suffering and victory of Christ. Yet even as we practice these spiritual disciplines, it is important to…
From Promise to Identity, From Faith to Formation… El Shaddai appears (Genesis 17:1) When Abram is ninety-nine years old, God appears again — but this time, He introduces Himself differently: “I am El Shaddai — God Almighty.” Previously, God revealed Himself primarily as YHWH / Adonai, the personal, covenant-making God (Genesis 15).Now He comes as El Shaddai, the All-Sufficient, All-Powerful God….