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Jesus and the Woman at the Well (3 of 4) by Steve Jones
A young boy had attended several baseball games with his father and learned the tradition of singing the national anthem before each game. Subsequently he attended church on the Sunday before Independence day and the congregation sang several patriotic hymns, including the Star... ( read more )
Worship Matters (12 of 19) by Dr. Jerry Vines
There are six books that fit right along together, I and II Samuel, I and II Kings, I and II Chronicles. II Samuel 6 is one of the strangest chapters in all of the Bible, yet it is one of the most helpful chapters. It is a chapter about the subject of worship... ( read more )
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The Sovereignty of God
Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, "Why have you made me like this?"
—Romans 9:20
There was a sense that something big was about to happen on the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The crowds thought "the Kingdom of God would begin right away" (Luke 19:11). Scripture does teach the Messiah will come and establish His kingdom on earth. That is still in our future. But Scripture also teaches, in places like Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53, that the Messiah first would come and suffer and die for the sins of the world. Yet that concept was largely lost on the people of this day.
They wanted Jesus as their king—as long as it was on their terms. They wanted a deliverer and a Messiah that would conform to their plan—instead of theirs to His. They wanted Jesus to destroy Rome—not their cherished sins or their hypocritical, superficial religion.
There are people like this today. They will sing the praises of a Jesus who will give them wealth, success, and personal happiness. But they recoil from the idea of a God who would ask for obedience, commitment, and sacrifice. They like God as long as He fits into their plans. But the moment He does something they don't like, they get mad at Him. It is okay to say we don't understand God. It is okay to ask God, "Why?" But we have no right to be angry with Him. And it is ridiculous for us to say that we are. Who are we to argue with God?
