Grace Is for Everyone

In Job 12, Job claims that he is a laughingstock.Yet Job understands God’s wisdom and strength.Moreover, Job understands that everyone belongs to God.Job 12:16 (NRSVue) - With him are strength and wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his.Paul, in his first letter to Timothy, goes a step further.Everyone belongs to God.And God wants everyone to be saved.1 Timothy 2:4 (NRSVue) – who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.Pilate asked, “What is truth?”The simple answer is Christ,Jesus said as much to His followers.John 14:6 – (NRSVue) - Jesus said to him, “I...

The Power of the Understated

Scripture often has a great deal to say about some people.People like Moses, Abraham, and David come to mind.There are others, to be sure.In comparison, some are barely mentioned,There may be a verse here and a verse there making these individuals easy to overlook.Enoch was such a person.Genesis 5 tells us he was the father of Methuselah.But then Scripture adds one especially important verse.Genesis 5:24 (NRSVue) - Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.Here, scripture tells us that “Enoch walked with God.”Although brief, this statement is full of meaning.What does it...