by Dick Hill | Jun 30, 2020 | Abraham, Resurrection
It was God’s will that Abraham learn to trust totally in the Giver of the covenant rather than the covenant itself. Twenty-five years after the original promise, God finally gave Abraham and Sarah their miraculously-born son (Gen. 21:1–2). No child could have been...
by Dick Hill | Jun 28, 2020 | Abraham, Faith
More pondering from the Ponderosa! We are given forever life – justified before God – by faith alone in Christ alone. Where did we ever get this idea? We must go back to the very first time this amazing truth surfaced. It came through one that has been called the...
by Dick Hill | May 19, 2020 | Abraham, Faith
Let’s ponder on some heavy thoughts today. God said to Abraham, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it” (Genesis 15:7). It is as though God was saying, “Listen carefully, Abraham. I’m not going back on this.”...
by Dick Hill | May 18, 2020 | Abraham
A seemingly small addendum to God’s original promise to bless Abraham is “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you” (Gen. 12:3). It is no small addendum, and it is not to be taken lightly or, perish the thought, forgotten. Hebrew is a picture...
