A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
ELIJAH HAS COME
“But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him” (Mark 9:13 ESV). Mark recorded that after the transfiguration, Jesus spoke to His disciples as they descended the mountain and addressed their confusion about Elijah’s coming. The scribes had taught that Elijah must
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The Covenant
Because we live in a "contract world," we often treat God like a "contract God." We feel that if we have a bad week or a season of doubt, the deal is off. We live in fear that we’ve broken the contract and God is going to "evict" us from His grace. We default to “earning” rather than “receiving.” So we wonder, “Am I really right with God?” “Can I truly trust in His saving promises?” “What if I fail or doubt or wander astray?” We need assurances. Genesis 15 gives us assurance. It shows us that God Himself secures His saving promises. In Genesis 15, Moses recorded how the LORD reassured Abram by declaring him righteous through faith and by unilaterally making a covenant in blood, guaranteeing the future fulfillment of His redemptive promises.
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THE TEN WORDS
Have you ever tried to earn something that was meant to be received as a gift? For many people, that’s how they see the Ten Commandments, or the “Ten Words” as they are called in Jewish tradition. They see them like a ladder to climb in order to reach God. But what if the commandments