God promises to send a forerunner to the Messiah, who will prepare the way by cleansing the people as a refiner would use fire or fuller’s soap. Being purified is not an easy task for the refiner or for the person who is being refined. But it offers us a chance to be free of our sins and evil ways and to have room for new and glorious growth in God.
The psalmist calls for us to be still before the Lord and wait patiently. We live busy lives and often it is hard for...
The Psalmist gives thanks to God for all that he has done for him and for the lowly, for whom he cares. He proclaims...
Moses comes down off the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant or the Ten Commandments as we know them. He has been...