Today, Jesus brings us a letter to the church in Pergamum. It's a Letter to the Sort of Faithful, and it's a word that cuts like a sword, warning false teachers and worshippers of false idols that He sees right through their deceit. He also, though, provides a word of encouragement to the unswerving, those who are truly faithful. When our life in Christ is at its most challenging, He will provide us with soul-sustaining manna. Don't give up!
Psalm 5, know as a morning psalm, finds David crying out in prayer to the Lord in the midst of his pain and sorrow....
When Jesus died on the cross, he absorbed God's wrath for our sin in its entirety. Yes, Jesus took the penalty for our past,...