Our Memory Verse for this week comes from Psalm 10, where David cries out to God for help as he's feeling abandoned by Him in his trouble. Have you ever felt that way? Every Believer does at some point in their lives. How do we respond to God, when we feel He is "ignoring" us. Is He...
“Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1).
Have you ever prayed this prayer? Every Believer does at least once in their lives, and for some it is a recurrent plea. Sometimes it seems like God ignores the trouble that we’re...
“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness” (Exodus 23:1).
Never before in human history have there been so many false reports given about God. Today, religions and cults are skyrocketing, offering conflicting...
Our Memory Verse for this week comes from Exodus 23, where we see a commandment against false witnesses and being involved with those who bear false reports. As believers, we are witnesses of God's truth, through the power of the Holy Spirit in us and the Word of God, by which we believe. As we...
“Therefore, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe” (Hebrews 12:28).
It is hard sometimes to look around us at our circumstances in this crumbling and decaying world and remain...
Our Memory Verse for this week comes from Hebrews 12, where the writer is making a contrast between the hope that we have as Believers in Jesus and the hope that the world has in its "saviors." We have inherited a Kingdom and a King that cannot be shaken, but like any inheritance we must...
The Berean Lamp Newsletter on Resurrection was published this week. The cover has multiple resurrection themes on it. In the background, you can see fireflies rising into the night sky. This is a metaphor for the rapture, which will happen shortly after the resurrection.
"For...
“But for all this, you did not trust the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 1:32).
As humans, we are concerned for our welfare and the welfare of what we love. We spend a lot of time pondering decisions in life. We do this because we like to think we "make our way" in the...
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