In Psalm 111:10, the Psalmist declared: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who practice it have a good understanding.” Until we understand who God is and develop a reverential fear of Him, we cannot have true wisdom. True wisdom starts with a deep, respectful awe for God, and not just an intellectual understanding. It involves
Verses like Hosea 14:4 are so encouraging. This verse in particular reminds us of God’s ability and willingness to provide hope and restoration to His people. The prophet Hosea shows how Israel had wandered from the truths of God. He depicts Israel as a nation that has turned away from God, that has taken up idolatry and pagan worship and
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.Since you have rejected knowledge,I also will reject you from being My priest.Since you have forgotten the Law of your God,I also will forget your children. (Hosea 4:6) As a statement in it’s own right, it is magnificent. It sweeps by the symptoms and comes right to the cause. It cuts through the rhetoric and silences discussion
Hosea 6:1–3, “Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. Let us know; let us press on to
The Israelites were chosen by God to be His own people. “I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” (Exodus 6:7). God made a covenant with them. However, the people were
Imagine going to see a movie. It is a love story about a young couple who get married. He is from a strong wealthy background with a good job and a successful life. She has a shady past and has lived a hard life (a woman with a history). The man and woman start life together and have children. For
The average attendance since January 2025 is 91. Our youngest was born in January 2025. Our oldest, Peter Henke, Callee Henke, Beth Strachen and Marilyn Jacobs are in their 70’s. The number of baptisms we have had since January 2025 is 7. They are all young people. We are an ethnically diverse congregation. We come from: Canada, Chile, Columbia, El
I expect we have all heard the saying, you are what you eat. Now, this isn’t a blog about nutrition, but I would have to agree that there is a lot of truth in that saying. What we put into our bodies becomes part of us. If we make sure to eat the foods that build muscle, bone and brain,
This is the last psalm in book three of the psalter.Book three is perhaps the most difficult of the five books. It deals with dilemma.It opens with the question of why the wicked prosper (73) and asks why God has abandoned his people (74).It closes with similar themes in 88 and 89. Most lament psalms start with the problem and
Hello again from Lae. I pray that you are well and growing in Christ each day. It has been two months since the last report and the time has sped by. I am now preparing for leave and things are coming together slowly, but not without hiccups, such as waiting for the bank here to issue a credit card I
The Bible is an honest book, the most honest book in the world.We ought to be honest people; but we must also understand that our task is not to tell others about ourselves but to point them to God. Doing that often involves telling things that we have not yet learned as we ought to have learned them. We are
Some things are easier understood than explained, and I fear that the idea behind this psalm is one of those things. You either understand or you do not. Explanation rarely helps. Sometimes there is more to a place than the place. Sometimes a given place is more important as a symbol of something else than it is as a place
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