Exodus 9:16 Pharaoh looked untouchable. Enthroned, powerful, the kind of man who bends the world to his will. And yet God says something remarkable: “For this purpose I have raised you up… that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth” (Exodus 9:16). What Pharaoh meant for control, God was already using for glory. … Continue reading Raised Up for His Name
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Christ’s Cross: Necessity, Pardon, and Power
Luke 24:44-49 Our Lord speaks of His death not as tragedy, but as divine necessity: “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise from the dead the third day” (v. 46). Christ’s death was essential for our salvation. Without it, God’s justice would remain unsatisfied, sin unpardonable, and guilty sinners forever barred … Continue reading Christ’s Cross: Necessity, Pardon, and Power