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Faith and doubt often live right next door to each other.

Can you think of a time when you took advantage of the fact that you would be forgiven for something you were very aware that you shouldn’t have done?

I was re-reading Galatians during my devotional time last week, and I had to laugh. Paul really comes out swinging. He skips the warm greeting we are so accustomed to in his other letters because Paul is exasperated.

My son Lucas is currently a Plebe (freshman) at the United States Military Academy at West Point. One of the biggest adjustments for him this year has been learning the many rules and regulations that Plebes must follow.

I remember reading that, from a biblical perspective, trials are designed to do three things, prove our faith, develop our faith, and honor God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

The calm words of the wise are better heeded than the racket caused by a ruler among fools.

We don’t see God in much the same way we don’t see electricity, wind, or gravity. These things are invisible—but their effects are unmistakable.

My study Bible calls this section of Isaiah from chapters 40-66, “The Book of Comfort.” You can feel that coming through these words that God is speaking to God’s people. The exiles of Israel in Babylonian captivity needed encouragement, they needed hope. They longed for the restoration of God’s kingdom