How can we be so sure that Christianity is the only true religion?  After all, in this age where all information is everywhere all the time, you can hear all sorts of conflicting opinions – just scroll down in your Facebook feed.  And every opinion can’t be true at the…

Our whole society is continuing to change at a dizzying pace, and for so many of us the signs of aging are undeniable.  So, while we might like to meditate on the first verses of this Psalm today:  “from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God,”  our minds are instead drawn…

So, why was God so hard on His people?  Is it somehow a sin to want some variety in your diet?  Wasn’t it natural for the people to want a little meat or some vegetables every now and then? Sure, but that really wasn’t the problem.  Notice in Numbers 11:5…

When you have an important choice to make, what do you do?  Some people give in to their impulses, and often live to regret rash decisions.  Others try to think things through, analyzing a situation from every angle.  Some are guided by the past, drawing on their personal experience or…

If there’s any chapter in the Bible that seems to cry out for an editor, it would be Numbers 7.  After all, was it really necessary to list the exact contents of each one of twelve identical offerings?  And why did the leaders of each tribe have to be named…

What can we possibly learn from this strange ceremony, this test for adultery that we find in Leviticus 5?  Well, what can we learn from any of the ceremonial parts of the Law of Moses?  All of them, in one way or another, teach us about the nature of sin…

Why would God expect the Israelites to dedicate their firstborn sons to Him?  To answer that question, we have to go back to the Exodus, to the time when the people were redeemed from slavery in Egypt.  The last plague God sent on the Egyptians was the death of their…

“If you obey me you will be blessed, and if you disobey me you will be cursed.”  That sounds uncomfortably close to works righteousness, doesn’t it?  Is God saying that we can earn our salvation by what we do? Not if we take a closer look.  At the end of…

In Matthew 5:38-41, Jesus clearly told us not to live by the rule of “an eye for an eye” (Leviticus 24:19-20), but instead to turn the other cheek.  So, what can we possibly learn from this Old Testament passage that so clearly seems to have been set aside? In the…

“Go have a celebration.”  That’s basically what God is commanding His people in chapter 23.  But before we rush off to plan a party, let’s look at why the people were celebrating.  Maybe we can incorporate some of those ideas not only into our worship but into our daily lives….