God will not ask you to do something that is wrong, but he might push to the limit of your ability to trust him. —“Some time later God tested Abraham”—suggest that God never really intended the sacrifice of Isaac to take place. The point was the test: Did Abraham...

Romans 4:21 New International Version 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Holiness describes the character of God and the code for Christian conduct. Scripture reveals the holiness of God and expresses God’s desire for his children...

Psalm 40:12 New International Version 12 For troubles without number surround me;     my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head,     and my heart fails within me. The routine of our daily lives often reminds us of our lack of...

Psalm 4:8 New International Version 8 In peace I will lie down and sleep,     for you alone, Lord,     make me dwell in safety. Though “shalom” is often translated as “peace,” its meaning is much richer and fuller. It connotes soundness, completeness, or wholeness. In...

In the best times of marriage, we can’t get enough of each other. We breeze through workdays, knowing we can be together afterward. We spoon our bodies in the night, delighting in how well we fit together. We cook special things for each other. We reach for each...

Spending time in meditation enables us to become better acquainted with God in the same way that we become acquainted with someone we would really like to know; that is, by spending time with him. Meditation can be difficult in the beginning. We are used to being...

2 Samuel 6:14 New International Version 14 Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, The people around David probably grew accustomed to his musical outbursts. After all, and much to the chagrin of Saul’s daughter, it was King David...