Scripture shows us how the problem of racism can be fixed immediately when it is dealt with as a sin problem rather than a skin problem, as a spiritual and theological issue rather than merely a social and political issue.
As dusk fell on Ferguson, the grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown case blanketed our nation in the chaotic darkness of conflicting emotions and responses. Anger, resentment and betrayal consumed many while others heralded the verdict as just and right. Some protested peacefully while others chose violence. Some applauded the judgment while others wept.
You exist for God. You are His special creation. He formed you and He made you because He loves you. The reason you are to get up each and every morning is to fulfill the purpose that God has for your life. And it is a great purpose – a wonderful purpose. In fact, God tells you in Jeremiah 29:11, that He has a “good plan” for you when you seek Him and His will for you life.
Hidden in the somewhat tedious pages of 1 Chronicles—among the myriad of names after unpronounceable names lies one of the greatest treasures on kingdom parenting that we have. His name was Asher, which in Hebrew means “happy.” In chapter seven of the Chronicles (as well as in Genesis 46:17), we read the genealogy of his descendants. It starts with his five children—four boys and a girl. As the only girl in the group of kids, no doubt his daughter Serah held a special place in Asher’s heart. We know this for a number of reason...
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 10:32–33)