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 says that he will sing the praises of God. I love to sing, songs from Sunday School, hymns, and contempory Christian songs...
God is our portion and cup. He provides all that we need in his love and grace. He fills us with his word and...
Although none of us wants to suffer, we learn through our times of hardship, trials, and suffering. It is in those times of trial...