The one who comes out of the water is not saying, “I’ve arrived.” He is saying, “God has made me new—and I now walk in that newness.” This is why baptism is not optional. It is obedience. It is your p...  Read More

But let’s be honest. While the old self is positionally dead, practically, we still feel its pull. Paul himself speaks to this tension in Romans 7, describing the ongoing war between the desires of th...  Read More

To be faithful stewards of this ordinance, we must be clear about what baptism is and what it is not. Baptism Is Not Salvific Nowhere in Scripture is baptism presented as a means of regeneration. Jes...  Read More

In Exodus 16, for the first time in Scripture, the Sabbath is introduced not merely as a command, but as a lived reality. Before Sinai, before the Ten Commandments are even given, God weaves a weekly ...  Read More

"And Moses said, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded: Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness…’"Exodus 16:20After ...  Read More

“But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank.” Exodus 16:20It’s a sad and strange sight — God graciously provides daily bread from heaven, and ...  Read More

“In the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD.” Exodus 16:7When the Israelites grumbled in the wilderness, God had every right to discipline...  Read More

“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in m...  Read More

“Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt…” (Exodus 16:3)Exodus 16:1–3The Israelites were only one month removed from crossing the Red Sea on dry ground. One month since the...  Read More

After the drama of deliverance, the bitterness of thirst, and the tension of testing, Exodus 15 ends quietly, with a single verse that might be easy to overlook — but it is packed with meaning and hop...  Read More

The Psalms are a treasure trove of emotions, declarations, and meditations on the character of God and the experiences of His people. Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible, is particularly rich ...  Read More

The story of Marah is not just about thirst or provision. It’s about testing. After sweetening the bitter waters, God does something unexpected. He speaks — not just to solve the people’s physical nee...  Read More