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 prophet Joel calls the people to return to the Lord, in the face of uncertainty. We certainly live in a time of uncertainty. ...
The psalmist calls for the people to proclaim the greatness of the Lord; to fall down and worship. We are entering the season of...
Moses comes down off the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant or the Ten Commandments as we know them. He has been...