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February 8, 2021January 21, 2021

God’s Protection and Your Troubles

Protection guaranteed does not mean trouble free.

—Psalm 91:15
“When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.” (ESV)

The protection God promises in Psalm 91 is real-world protection. That is, protection for the kind of world Jesus told us we actually live in. He said: “Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (ESV); “Each day has enough trouble of its own” (NASB); “Today’s trouble is enough for today” (NLT) (Matthew 6:33). Was Jesus right about trouble, or just a pessimist?

Yes, as always, he was right. Troubles come to everyone, even to the most godly people, as all the stories of notable people in the Bible show, from Esther to Mordecai, from Abraham to the mother of Jesus, from Abigail to David. “Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7, ESV).

So Psalm 91 does not promise a trouble-free life. Rather, it promises protection both from and through many troubles.

Every day God protects us from a thousand troubles we never knew could strike. We are oblivious to what could have happened were it not for God’s active shielding of our lives.

But then there are troubles he in love and in inscrutable wisdom allows past the shield. They are troubles he intends for our good, the good of others, and the glory of God. They are troubles that we may have brought on ourselves through sin and folly, or troubles that spill into our lives from the trouble-filled world around us, or troubles that come from evil-doing people or evil spirits. What Psalm 91:15 promises is he will protect us through the arc of these troubles, from beginning to end, from start to ultimate victory—which is certain. Yes, the victory is certain.

So according to Psalm 91:15—which like Jesus assumes that troubles will come—when God is protecting us through rather than from trouble, what does he promise to protect us from?

1. God will protect you from being alone

“I will be with him in trouble” (Psalm 91:15).

To be sure you are never alone in your troubles, God promises—and he cannot lie—that he himself will be with you. Even when the people who are most loyal to you cannot be with you, no one can stop God from being with you. He himself will protect you from being alone. Your heavenly Father, your loving Savior Jesus, through his Holy Spirit, will be with you and in you and around you, above you and below you, at your left hand and right.

“I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5–6)

He promises, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you” (Isaiah 43:2).

When Nebuchadnezzar’s strongest soldiers threw Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego into the furnace heated seven times hotter than normal, whom did they find standing beside them? The Son of God! (Daniel 3:19–25)

When Paul gave his defense before the Roman governor, who stood at his side, helped him, and rescued him from the lion’s mouth? The Son of God! (2 Timothy 4:16–17)

In the same way, he stands beside you in unstoppable loyalty. You are not alone.

2. God will protect you from being unheard, unanswered, unhelped

“When he calls to me, I will answer him” (Psalm 91:15).

It is always a comfort to know God hears our prayers, but at no time are we more desperate to know he promises to hear and answer our prayers than when we are in trouble. Never is answered prayer more precious than when a roaring lion rushes you with open mouth.

Psalm 91:15 promises God will hear your call for help and answer.

Early in 2020 I awoke during the night with pain in my lower back. I endured it for a while lying down, hoping it would pass, but finally it was so bad I had to get out of bed and go to the other room to sit or walk. There I writhed in pain. Of course I did not want to go to the emergency room. Instead I prayed and believed for healing. Finally the agony left me kneeling on the couch, weeping, saying again and again, “Heal me, Jesus. Help me, Jesus. Have mercy on me, Jesus.”

The pain would rise and fall, but not leave. When light finally dawned through the windows, my wife came from the bedroom and discovered my condition. After an hour or so she convinced me I had to go to ER. So we prayed and I committed myself into God’s hands to care for me through the medical people.

Thankfully the emergency room had only a half dozen patients, the wait to get into a bed was short, and I was soon talking to a doctor. They gave me pain killer through IV, and the pain decreased to a bearable discomfort. After an x-ray, the doctor said I had two kidney stones, one of which was now passing. She gave me a pill that would open the passageways and said it might take a few days. I stayed in the bed a short time, used the restroom once, and by the time I was dressed and ready to leave, the pain was completely gone.

Back at home, I was comfortable and ate some food. I had no recurrence of pain. When I went to a urologist for follow-up, she said both stones were gone. Both had passed without my even knowing it.

The Lord heard and answered my prayers. When we are in trouble, painful trouble, agonizing trouble, there is nothing more precious than to know that God is not only with you but that he hears you and answers your prayer. Even before I went to the hospital as I was writhing in the worst of the pain, I was comforted to be able to call out to God and know that he heard and answered me.

The Lord promises he will answer in his time, in his way, according to his will, if you keep believing.

“I will rescue him” (Psalm 91:15). God will not let trouble have the final say.

3. God will protect you from ultimate shame

“I will…honor him” (Psalm 91:15).

In the context of being rescued from trouble, it might seem out of place for God to promise he will honor you. But part of what makes trouble painful for us is it brings a feeling of weakness and the shame that comes with it. When we seem strong, capable, independent, and secure, we feel respectable. When needy, we feel embarrassed.

So God promises to remedy the shame you may feel in your trouble. He will honor you. And when the Lord honors you, it is legitimate and lasts forever. It will completely and forever erase your shame. He will replace it with honor if you walk with him in truth.

When he raised Jesus from the dead, he “highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9).

When he rescued Israel from Pharaoh and Egypt, as they departed the Egyptians gave them silver and gold jewelry and clothing (Exodus 12:35–36).

Although the apostle Paul endured many, many troubles in the service of the Lord, he knew that a crown of honor awaited him in the kingdom of God (2 Timothy 4:8). A crown is one of the ultimate symbols of honor, and God promises a crown to his true children (Revelation 3:11).

Yes, troubles come to all who live in this fallen world, but the Lord promises a comprehensive salvation.

Jeremiah 9:23–24: “Thus says the LORD: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.’” (ESV)

February 1, 2021January 14, 2021

Whom Does God Protect?

In Psalm 91:14, God describes two groups of people who receive his protection.

Psalm 91:14–16 “[14] Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. [15] When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. [16] With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” (ESV)

Up to this point in the psalm, the writer has been doing the talking (as inspired by God, of course), but in the final three verses God speaks directly. He gives promises in the first person: I will do this and this and this and this…. In eight ways he promises comprehensive protection to the very end of a long life, climaxing in an end he describes not as death but as salvation.

This is so good. If you have not yet memorized verses 14–16, the time has come, because meditating on these verses will change your heart, replacing fears with calm assurance, if you believe. People pay thousands of dollars to psychologists in hope of getting what these verses offer freely: peace and confidence. In fact, believing what God promises here is the only true basis for peace and confidence.

In verse 14, God bases the eight promises on two conditions: (1) Because he holds fast to me in love, and (2) Because he knows my name.

Because he holds fast to me in love

Can you picture yourself wrapping your arms tightly around God and never letting go? That is the attitude he wants you to have. He likes that and created you for that.

He wants you to cling to him in love no matter what tries to break your bearhug. Trials cannot break your hold on God. Disappointments cannot. Pain and suffering and sickness cannot, nor confusion, nor questions. Persecution cannot, nor betrayals. The failures, backslidings, and apostasies of others, even of leaders, even of family members, cannot. Unanswered prayers and dreams going nowhere cannot break your hold on God in love. For he matters more to you than anything or anyone.

God promises to protect people who bearhug him like that.

But wait a minute. Isn’t he supposed to protect us from all those negative things? Yes, he does, unless he chooses in wisdom to let a higher purpose be served, and if so, he is protecting us from a greater evil and gives us grace to endure faithfully, peacefully, and joyfully what we feared we could never bear, if we rely on him.

But God’s default with us is protection. Either way, we need not fear, only hold fast to him in love.

Because he knows my name

Second, God promises to protect those who know his name. (That is the theme of this blog—knowing God and his ways—so you are in the right place.) To know God’s name is another way of saying to know God. “Name” is shorthand for who a person is. As we might say today, God’s name is his brand, only for him it is never mere marketing. God’s name is everything he is, does, and values. God’s name is his unchanging identity.

God protects people who know his name. That can only happen if we are interested in him, curious about him. Interest in God is what leads a person to read the Bible voraciously every day. We want to know his name, and there is always more to know. It is the most noble and rewarding interest in life. I am bewildered by people who lack interest in God.

Reverence for God’s name

Those who know God’s name never take his name in vain, because we know how awesome his name is. Anyone who jokes about God, or uses his name in profanity, does not know his name, that it is holy and awesome.

In my opinion, most people who use the phrase “Oh my God,” or “OMG,” are misusing God’s name, taking it in vain. They are not actually speaking about God, or to God in praise or prayer, but only using the phrase as a filler, a throwaway line, an expression of surprise, disgust, emphasis, or emotion. In other words, in vain.

Those who use God’s name in vain break God’s enduring command: “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain” (Exodus 20:7). If you are doing that, stop. You probably absorbed the habit mindlessly from media and people around you. Bad idea. Stop! Get to know God’s name by revering it, revering him.

If you do that, he will protect you. If you do not, he might punish you, as a Father punishes a child who disrespects his parent. Foundational to receiving protection from God is treating him with proper reverence. See Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy! The story of Israel in the Old Testament is the narrative of a people who did not know God’s name, and they suffered for it repeatedly.

The first thing you need to know about God’s name is to treat his name, his identity, with reverence, yes, with fear. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight” (Proverbs 9:10). (See also 2 Corinthians 5:11 and Revelation 15:4.)

Delivered and protected

Verse 14 says those who hold fast to God in love and know his name will be delivered and protected.

You will be delivered out of bad situations, like Israel delivered out of Egypt, like Daniel delivered out of the lion’s den.

You will be protected from bad situations, like the farmer in Malachi 3:6–12 whose crops and vines are protected from pests and blight.

These are just side benefits of the greatest benefit anyone can find in life: holding fast to the One who is infinitely good and rightly knowing his name. Said Jesus, “This is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (John 17:3).

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021

God’s Power in Your Life

Where do you need to see the great power of prayer? Is your body sick or in pain? Is your family torn by conflict? Do you need a job? Do you need money? Do you need wisdom? Do your loved ones need to be saved? Do you want the power of the Holy Spirit and his gifts?

In this message, let’s continue to build up our faith with the Word of the Lord so that we exert the great power of prayer and faith where we need it.

by Craig Brian Larson, delivered January 24, 2021, at Lake Shore Church

January 25, 2021January 21, 2021

Harmful Creatures

Psalm 91:13 teaches that when necessary, God will protect you from harmful creatures.

“You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.”
—Psalm 91:13 (ESV)

I once worked with a young man, who was just a few years out of college, whose wife had gotten Lyme disease from a tick. As I recall, this happened on a family camping or hiking trip. Although she was young, in her twenties, she struggled to keep up with the demands of life due to fatigue and pain. It was as though the tick had added fifty years to her age.

The creatures in our world still pose a danger. Whether you live in a place where the danger comes from lions and snakes, as Psalm 91:13 notes, or from coyotes, cougars, snakes, and bears, as one still encounters in the wilder areas of the U.S., or from ticks and mosquitos anywhere and the diseases that come with them. Or, where I live, in downtown Chicago, rats.

I hate rats. Ever since I was a kid and we lived in a suburban area near a small swamp, and one year the rats got into our garage, and even briefly into our house, I have hated rats. Sometimes when I walk down the sidewalk at evening, I will see one run across the sidewalk ahead of me. For a time I regularly used a parking lot that was infested with them. I hated that parking lot. When I returned to the lot after a meeting, I would hope none were underneath my car.

So for me, and for you, Psalm 91:13 and its promise of protection from potentially harmful creatures is not an irrelevant promise for people in a faraway time and place.

Psalm 91:13 and Angels

This verse does not merely promise protection. It focuses on the dangerous creatures being under your feet. You will “tread on” and “trample underfoot.” You defeat them.

This may be an extension of the thought from the previous verse about angelic protection: “On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone” (v. 12). There again we see one’s foot protected. So we can ask God to have his angels protect us from harmful living creatures.

Mark 1:13 says of Jesus “he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.” God protected Jesus from wild animals, which probably included lions and snakes. There again we see angels. They ministered to him, and I suspect they warded off lions, as Psalm 91:13 promises.

Nebuchadnezzar threw Daniel into the lion’s den one night, and in the morning when the king inquired of his welfare, Daniel said, “O king, live forever! My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” (Daniel 6:21–22)

David and the beasts

Treading on harmful creatures suggests not only defeating them but having extraordinary power over them. David certainly experienced that. As he prepared to face off against Goliath, he told King Saul:

“Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” (1 Samuel 17:34–36)

Against wild animals, when necessary David was hands-on and fearless.

Snake bit

The apostle Paul was also hands-on with a dangerous creature, a deadly viper, but not in a way he would have wanted. He survived a shipwreck and then:

After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. (Acts 28:1–6)

God did not protect Paul from the viper’s bite—no doubt for a good purpose—but did protect him from the poison’s effect.

Context

Paul’s viper story is another reminder that we must interpret and apply Psalm 91 within the context of the entire Bible. God wants us to pray and believe for everything Psalm 91 says; but sometimes life does not happen as Psalm 91 describes, and we are not in God’s all-knowing position to explain why.

For example, history tells us the Romans threw Christians to the lions in the Coliseum, and though God may have protected some of them as Psalm 91:13 describes, as far as we know those Christians died.

Knowing that, can I still believe Psalm 91:13? Not only can I believe it, I should believe it. We are always called to believe God’s Word. We are never called to unbelief. We should never fear. Paul, who was bitten by the viper, was also delivered from a lion, and as he sat in Roman custody he chose to believe God for similar future protection, writing:

“The Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” (2 Timothy 4:17–18)

Fearless

Like Paul we should not live in fear but believe Psalm 91, always take normal, good-sense precautions (for instance, when I hike, I wear calf-high socks, stay out of tall grass, and afterward check for ticks), and trust the Lord in whatever unfolds, knowing he is working for our highest good and his highest glory. He will give us grace to be strong and victorious no matter what happens. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).

When necessary, I can even share sidewalks with creep-me-out creatures. How would someone take this truth to an extreme? Snake handling and anything that resembles it, which would be testing the Lord.

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Doing the Impossible

We know God can do the impossible, but Jesus says those who have faith can also do the impossible.

by Craig Brian Larson, delivered January 17, 2021, at Lake Shore Church

January 18, 2021December 29, 2020

Misusing Psalm 91

We are misusing Psalm 91 if we use it to test God.

Psalm 91:11–12 (ESV)
“He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.”

These verses, which we examined last week, are quoted in the New Testament, and it is vital to consider what Jesus says about them so we properly apply not only these verses, but the entire psalm.

Surprisingly, Psalm 91 makes its appearance in the New Testament on the lips of Satan! Jesus is in the wilderness of temptation, enduring 40 days and nights of fasting. At the end of that time, Satan comes and tempts Jesus to turn stones to bread. Jesus refuses.

Matthew 4:5–7 continues, “Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “He will command his angels concerning you,” and “On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.”'”

Satan is quoting from Psalm 91:11–12. Satan is correct in his interpretation of Scripture: God will protect you. He will command angels to protect you, angels that have the power to bear you up when necessary to protect you from injury.

When necessary

Bear you up when necessary. In fact, when necessary, Jesus could walk on water. Perhaps he was stepping on the hands of angels when he did that. When necessary, at the proper time, Jesus could defy gravity and float—fly—from earth and ascend into heaven to sit at the right hand of God (see Acts 1:9–11). So if it had been necessary and fitting in the will of God for Jesus to jump off the temple and be gently born to the ground on the hands of angels, he could have done so safely.

But it was not necessary. And because the idea of jumping from the temple was Satan’s idea, Jesus knew it was not God’s will. Just as Satan had twisted God’s words and purposes in the Garden of Eden with great subtlety when he tempted Eve to eat from the forbidden fruit, so Satan was now misusing Psalm 91.

Right interpretation, wrong application

Jesus instantly recognized it. He saw the sin to which Satan was leading: the sin of testing God. So “Jesus said to him, ‘Again it is written, “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test”’” (Matthew 4:7).

Satan had correctly interpreted Psalm 91 but had misapplied it, saying to Jesus, “Throw yourself down.” If Satan had pushed Jesus off the pinnacle of the temple, the angels would have born Jesus on their hands to the ground safely. But Satan was not there to kill Jesus; he was there to deceive, confuse, and tempt him into sin. That would have defeated all God’s purposes in sending his Son to earth. If Jesus had sinned, he would have lost the ability to die as a substitute for our sins and save us from condemnation. He would have died on the cross for his own sin.

If God had told Jesus, “Throw yourself down,” Jesus could have done so safely. But it was Satan who gave the order.

Testing God

What does it mean to test God? It can mean deliberately sinning to see if one can get away with it. This is testing God by pushing the limits, like a child who knowingly disobeys a parent’s instructions to see if the parent will punish him. This is what Israel did in the desert time and again when they grumbled against the Lord.

Testing God can also mean trying to force him to act in the way you want. This is testing God by trying to manipulate him. It is playing God. Israel also did this.

There is a world of difference between (a) asking God to do something and believing he will answer your prayer based on the promises of Scripture and (b) presuming God must do something that is your idea. There is a difference between God’s telling you to do something, Satan’s telling you to do something, and your telling yourself to do something.

The place for caution

By no means do I want to make it complicated to trust in Psalm 91. But people are misusing Psalm 91 when they think it gives them grounds to do reckless, unnecessary things God has not commanded.

When God commands you to do something, it becomes necessary. When he commanded Israel to invade the Promised Land, it became necessary. Apart from that command, however, the invasion was utter folly, doomed to failure. (See Exodus 14:1–45)

We are called to deal with worldly dangers much like those who do not believe in God and his protection. We should not fear like those who distrust the Lord, but we should use the same common sense, observing normal precautions and protections.

For example, Christian pilots should check the plane before each flight to make sure it is safe and follow the limits about how many passengers and how much cargo weight the plane can carry. They should not fly into massive thunderstorms. Christian doctors and nurses should wear the same protective equipment as others.

Misusing Psalm 91

What we have learned from Satan’s misuse of Psalm 91 with Jesus is that interpreting the Bible is one thing; it is another to apply the Bible to our lives correctly. We can get the interpretation perfectly correct but completely mishandle the application. In fact, we can misapply a correct interpretation so badly that we sin.

Therefore when we determine to live a fearless life based on Psalm 91, we must not abuse it. That will keep us from bad consequences and increase our faith, because we will understand why some who try to walk confidently in the promises of Psalm 91 do not experience the protection they are expecting. We will understand why Psalm 91 did not “work” for them or perhaps for us.

When we need him, God is faithful to protect us. When we are doing God’s will, we should be fearless.

January 14, 2021February 3, 2021

Getting Great Faith

How is your faith doing? Are you confident God hears and answers your prayers? Are you confident your prayers have great power?

Persistent faith is great faith!

by Pastor Brian Larson, delivered 1-10-21

January 11, 2021December 29, 2020

Guardian Angels

You probably have never recognized your guardian angels at work, but you regularly benefit from their protection.

Psalm 91:11–12
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.” (ESV)

I have said much in this series of articles on Psalm 91 about God’s ability to protect you through his direct control over everything large and small, but in these verses we see something different. We see God’s indirect protection for you through guardian angels.

Angelic protection is real and occurs regularly. You have benefited from it time and again though you are unaware of it except in the most unusual circumstances.

Therefore when you think about safety and protection for yourself and those you love, guardian angels should be part of your worldview, confidence, prayers, and faith.

One world, two realms

Fundamental to the biblical worldview is that our universe has two overlapping realms: the material and the spiritual, the visible and the invisible. Populating the invisible, spiritual realm are God, angels, and demons.

The key takeaway of Psalm 91:11–12 is that the spiritual realm interacts with the material realm, and it happens regularly.

For example, Job 1–2 narrates a detailed interaction between the two realms in which Satan is a principal actor.

On the other hand, we see holy angels at work in the Book of Revelation, which speaks 56 times of angels controlling events on earth. They pour out bowls and blow trumpets of judgment. They hold back or release the wind. They enable the movement of human armies. They convey messages to prophets and decree major shifts in world events. And much more. Clearly they and their decrees carry great authority.

Although God could do all these things without them, he created angels and apparently likes to use them to execute his plans just as he does humans.

Guardian angels

So it is no surprise they play a role in your protection. Does every person have a guardian angel? Psalm 91:11–12 supports that idea. In fact, these verses suggest multiple guardian angels assigned to you: “He will command his angels concerning you.”

Psalm 91 describes one example of how angels could protect you. “On their hands” guardian angels can “bear you up lest you strike your foot against a stone.” They could literally lift you up so that you pass over a stumbling stone. Or perhaps they cover the stone with their hands as you step on their hands. Whatever it is, they intervene with the physical world to protect you.

When an angel sprung Peter out of jail (see Acts 12), his intervention included poking Peter to wake him, causing the chains on Peter to fall off without touching them, telling Peter what to do, enabling himself and Peter to bypass guards unnoticed apparently by putting them to sleep, and causing a large, iron, city gate to open without touching it.

Even the Son of God believed in the role of angels in God’s protection for him. At his capture in the Garden of Gethsemane, he said, “Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53)

Like Jesus, you can pray and trust God to use guardian angels to protect you in whatever threats your world presents.

January 4, 2021December 29, 2020

Rejoicing in the Truth

I took a short break from writing the blog over the holidays. Be inspired by this message titled “Rejoicing in the Truth.”

In the middle of the love chapter of the New Testament—1 Corinthians 13—there is an important statement about truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6 says, “[Love] does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.” (ESV)

“Rejoicing in the Truth,” by Craig Brian Larson, delivered December 27, 2020

December 28, 2020December 23, 2020

He Will Be Great

I’m taking a short break from writing the blog over the holidays. Be inspired by the greatness of our Lord Jesus in my Christmas message, “He Will Be Great.”

“He Will Be Great,” by Craig Brian Larson