Tag: Purpose
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GNB 5.139
June 23, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11.8-9) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: And from that day, the…
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GNB 5.138
June 22, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “The Lord said, ‘If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.’” (Genesis 11.6-7) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Presenting the “one…
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GNB 5.135
June 18, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11.8-9) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: We are all familiar with…
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GNB 5.128
June 9, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.” (Genesis 6.9b) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves as we read verse 9. Yes, Noah was a righteous man. (He honored the sabbath and gave…
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GNB 5.114
May 21, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.’ Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.” (Genesis 4.1-2) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Questions arise in the story begun by the births of…
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GNB 5.112
May 18, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “After He drove the man out, He placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.’” (Genesis 3.22) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Imagine you could never go home. God had made…
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GNB 5.097
April 30, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” (Genesis 2.25) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Several days ago, I spoke of the Creation Story using the illustration of “brought out.” God called out one part of creation from another as if slowly revealing the whole…
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GNB 5.096
April 29, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” ( Genesis 2.25) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: As I have suggested, those verses at the beginning of Genesis 2 concerning the Sabbath day are the pivot point for understanding God’s purpose in creating those called Adam…
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GNB 5.095
April 28, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Romans 12.1) “Then Jesus declared, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.’” (Mark 2.27) TODAY’S REFLECTION…
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GNB 5.094
April 26, 2026: GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Romans 12.1) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: People often ask about their purpose in life. They look for meaning…