Author Archives: LauraMac

“I have seen you in the sanctuaryand beheld your power and your glory.”Psalm 63:2 David opens Psalm 63 by declaring who God is and who He is to him personally:   “O God, you are my God…”  Not only is He … Continue reading →

“To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.”Exodus 24:17 The glory of the Lord was revealed in the Old Testament with a striking visual. The power of a consuming fire … Continue reading →

…everyone who is called by my name,whom I created for my glory.Isaiah 43:7 God created us for Himself, for His glory. It seems fitting, then, that we’ll begin the new year  by focusing on GLORY in our January Write the … Continue reading →

“…and all peoples on earthwill be blessed through you.”Genesis 12:3b God chose Abram. He plucked him up from a pagan place and gave him a new name, a new purpose, and a promise of greatness. Through Abram, God would grow … Continue reading →

Not What You Would Expect: Isaac (Not Ishmael), Genesis 17:19Jacob (not Esau), Genesis 28:14 In a Jewish patriarchal society, the first-born son is typically the expected choice for lineage and inheritance. But God’s ways are not always our ways (Isaiah … Continue reading →

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. Genesis 3:15 When sin entered the world, it brought consequences to the serpent … Continue reading →

Do you think of only the New Testament when you hear the name, Jesus? Does the Old Testament bring to mind the Patriarchs, David and Goliath, and Daniel in the Lion’s Den? Our prayer is that after writing the WORD … Continue reading →