John Newton's well known hymn, "Amazing Grace" uses words taken directly from today's text. "I was blind but now I see" exclaims the man when Jesus restores his sight. Through the Lord's healing touch, the man is no longer a captive, locked in a world of darkness but now freed to live in one of light! Newton understood that before knowing Christ, we are blind and wretched, enslaved by sin. Only Jesus can rescue us from death and darkness, then welcome us into his marvelous light and the gift of eternal life!
The NASB translation of Malachi 2:16 says, “I hate divorce,” declares the LORD God of Israel. This verse makes God's stance on divorce unmistakably...
What do you do with the truth you know? The truth that dwells within you and spoke the world into existence cannot be confined...
Prayer is our essential connection to God. We recognize that without Him, we can do nothing, and we understand that the most powerful way...