By: Obed Pineda “Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.” (Micah 7:18, emphasis added). When the prophet Micah was Divinely inspired to write these words, Judah…
By: Obed Pineda As the road toward Golgotha began to wind down, the Master was keenly aware that His time with His disciples was soon to expire. When their path led them to Jerusalem “six days before the Passover,” as the beloved disciple tells it, the Lord imparted a series…
By: Obed Pineda “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6) When a traveler is crossing the scorching, arid sands of the desert, the sudden appearance of a verdant tract of land notifies him of the presence of a perennial source of…
By: Obed Pineda Of the plethora of lessons I received from my beloved mentor, there is one that I fondly remember. He and I were in attendance at the funeral of a faithful sister in Christ and had just arrived at the gravesite where her remains were going to be…
By: Obed Pineda During operation “Desert Storm,” the US government approved to send several fleets of fighter jets overseas to an undisclosed location in the Middle East. However, as the fleets began to land at their designated station a problem presented itself for the operation. The location that had been…
By: Obed Pineda When presenting a business proposal to a party of interest, the ultimate goal of that meeting is to get that party to “sign on the dotted line.” This becomes the priority of that meeting, because without their signature, no matter how much interest that party may show…
By: Obed Pineda When the diligent disciple of the Bible hears the words “in the beginning,” it is very probable that the book of Genesis immediately appears at the forefront of the mind. The high probability of this being true is made likely in great part because Genesis is often…
By: Obed Pineda “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:11-12) When the Word of God is examined carefully in its entirety, the parallels that can be found in its sacred pages between both…
By: Obed Pineda Free will is arguably the most complex part of human existence. Although it is a treasured gift that has been bestowed upon man from heaven, it is a gift, nonetheless, that holds an enormous amount of responsibility. Its complexity, undoubtedly, stems from the consequences that are bound…
By: Obed Pineda It is an undeniable fact of life how many things mankind takes for granted, especially in the fast-paced world. With the high octane style of life that society has become some accustomed to, a numerous amount of God’s daily blessings are lost within the shuffle and we…