The picture above is the eye of a fly seen with the aid of an electron microscope. The detail is pretty astounding. How precise the Great Designer is. Years ago when I was in business, I was trying to secure … Continue reading →

As the quote above notes, God has not revealed everything to us. But we can be found trying to pry into the things God has not revealed, as though He has improperly hidden something needful from us. It is Adam … Continue reading →

When people talk about their calling, they are usually referring to some sense of their personal purpose in life. The reason why they – as the specific person they are – are here. It is quite self-focused. Not that any … Continue reading →

1 Cor. 7:15 “But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.” God has called you to peace. What a statement to conclude … Continue reading →

1 Cor. 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” Called. We tend to think of one’s calling as some sense of their individual vocation. The Apostle Paul uses … Continue reading →

We are taking a quick survey of what Scripture says about the Christian’s “calling.” And so far we’ve seen in Romans 1:6 that every Believer is called to “belong to Christ.” To understand ourselves as belonging to Him as His … Continue reading →

As we saw yesterday, the first calling of the Christian – that which takes precedence over every other concept we might have concerning ourselves – is that we embrace what it means to belong to Christ as His own possession. … Continue reading →

It has been my experience, that when the question of “calling” is raised, it is virtually always attached to the idea of some personal, special destiny or pursuit. Someone feels “called” to be a lawyer, a doctor, a homeschooling Mom, … Continue reading →

Reading through the book of Judges is harrowing by any account. One wonders how Israel could get so confused and disordered so fast. Indeed, the various records show such violence, debauchery, twisted thinking and abandonment of the principles contained in … Continue reading →

Those now famous words were uttered by Marlon Brando’s character Terry Malloy in the 1954 classic film – “On The Waterfront.” It is the plaintiff cry of a man who woefully missed what he thought was his mark in life. … Continue reading →