Exodus 15:2-3 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him my father’s God, and I will exalt him! The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name! (NLT) God miraculously divided the red sea to allow the Israelites to walk through […]
Spreuken 4:7 Het begin van de wijsheid is dat je wijsheid zoekt, aan alles wat je hebt verworven, inzicht toevoegt. De nadruk die de bijbel op wijsheid legt kan soms wat imponerend overkomen. Wat is ‘wijsheid’ nou eigenlijk? En hoe bereiken we het? Het is zo groot en soms ook zo vaag. De wereldse wijsheid […]
Matteüs 24:13 en 35 Maar wie standhoudt tot het einde, zal worden gered. … Hemel en aarde zullen verdwijnen, maar mijn woorden zullen nooit verdwijnen. Het klinkt misschien logisch dat “als je volhoudt tot het einde je zal worden gered”. Probleem bij volhouden is dat je vaak niet weet wanneer en waar dat einde is. […]
Exodus 11:3 God saw to it that the Egyptians liked the people. Also, Moses was greatly admired by the Egyptians, a respected public figure among both Pharaoh’s servants and the people at large. (MSG) God’s mighty power is reflected through us. Even though Pharaoh was keeping the Israelites in captivity and didn’t listen to Moses’ instructions, God’s […]
This blog does not start with a Bible scripture. We are “in between” two quarters of our reading plan. Sometimes it’s good to linger at the in between. To pause and ponder. Once, a minister in a church I was visiting, opened his Bible to a blank page. He said, “please all turn to the […]
Exodus 7:3, 5 But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” (NLT) The question is: Why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart? To […]
Psalm 16: 9-11 Daarom verheugt zich mijn hart en juicht mijn ziel, mijn lichaam voelt zich veilig en beschut. U levert mij niet over aan het dodenrijk en laat uw trouwe dienaar het graf niet zien. U wijst mij de weg naar het leven: overvloedige vreugde in Uw nabijheid, voor altijd een lieflijke plek aan […]
Matthew 21:21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. In days like these we need to understand the power […]
Genesis 50:20 “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid.” This is one of the most powerful verses of the Bible. It is spoken by someone with a great character and a great revelation of the […]
Genesis 48:17-19 But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.” But his father refused. “I know, […]