“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Col 1:13–14). Darkness—not the tranquil beauty of nightfall where we find rest but we are delivered from the power of evil (darkness figuratively) and the look of rebellion that represents such a dark life. Darkness in Scripture is the representation of a life without God. Darkness is not a thing in itself; darkness can only be explained as the absence of light. Spiritually, it is a life void of the Spirit and light of God. The Bible not…

What a wonderful time of year—Christmas. I do not know if John had Christmas in mind when he wrote 1 John 3:1 “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” However, since the same apostle wrote John 3:16 it stands to reason that the love of God was never far from his mind.  It is foreign to me that so many, this time of year, wonder if they are loved by God. Let’s settle the issue. “God is love,” (1 John 4:8). To clear your doubts, just follow Christ through the Scriptures from the manger to the cross. Knowing that…

In the inquisition they found in a prison where a man had carved a cross in the stone walls of his cell. Near the left hand of the cross he had written “width.” And on the right hand of the cross he had written “length.”  And down around the foot of the cross he had written “depth.” And there at the top of that cross around that bloody thorn-crowned head he had written “height.” What amazing dimensions of God’s love. There is no one God does not love. “Someone may go to hell unsaved but they will not go to hell unloved.” (Adrian Rogers) Eph 3:17–19 “ . . . that…