“‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope’” (Jeremiah 29:11).
People often wonder what God’s plan is for their lives. The above passage suggests that God knows these plans. Yet people want to know what the [...]
God’s Plan for You
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 11:32 pm by Andy Sochor
How God is Able to Establish You
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 10:10 pm by Andy Sochor
As Paul concluded his epistle to the Romans, he praised God for His ability to establish them (Romans 16:25-27) — that is, to make them strong, complete, and equipped to follow Him and to face the trials that exist in this life. Is God able to establish us today? If so, how?
Earlier in this letter, [...]
When Disaster Strikes
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:18 am by Andy Sochor
Whenever a disaster occurs – whether it is a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or some tragic accident – people often wonder if God was somehow involved. If so, they wonder if the event was an execution of divine judgment against the victims or the greater nation/society as a whole.
Questions like these are nothing new. Jesus [...]
The Missing Prophet
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:30 pm by Andy Sochor
As David neared the end of his life, one of his sons, Adonijah, presumed to make himself king in David’s place (1 Kings 1:5). However, both David and the Lord indicated that Solomon should be king (1 Kings 1:17; 1 Chronicles 22:9-10). In the end, Solomon succeeded David on the throne (1 Kings 1:39) and [...]
Another Judgment Day Prediction
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 1:15 am by Andy Sochor
Man has repeatedly tried to predict the date of the Day of Judgment. Predicted dates have come and gone and been replaced with future dates. These predictions are made by those who twist the Scriptures any way they can to come up with a date that suits them.
The Value of the Old Testament
Posted on October 3, 2010 at 3:16 pm by Andy Sochor
At the first of the year, I started a Bible reading plan that would take me through the Bible in one year. There are several different reading plans people use to read through the Bible. Some sort the books by chronological order. Others arrange the schedule so that one reads a portion of both the [...]
A New Covenant
Posted on September 6, 2010 at 5:22 pm by Andy Sochor
Some have a misunderstanding about the nature of God’s covenant with us today. Has there been one everlasting covenant throughout the history of mankind? Or is the covenant currently in force today different than the one we read about in the Old Testament? If we consider one of the prophecies from Jeremiah, we will get [...]
