Josh Benner

Tag: God

  • Grumbling: when we forget God’s goodness

    Grumbling: when we forget God’s goodness

    In the Book of Exodus, God had worked in mighty ways for the Israelites. He had brought a series of plagues against the Egyptians. He dramatically parted the waters of the Red Sea. Once the Israelites were in the desert, God continued to lead. But through a series of uncertain events, the Israelites continued to…

  • The life of faith and settling for less

    Originally published August 14, 2018 In Numbers 32, the Israelites are pursuing the Promised Land when some of the tribes decide that they would prefer to stay outside the land. The chapter begins with: “Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the…

  • Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted

    In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins with a list of blessings called the beatitudes. The second of these blessings, found in Matthew 5:4 is “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” What does that mean? To mourn?

  • Why we need to pursue God everyday

    Do you have an area in your life today where you’re tempted to doubt God’s goodness? Life is hard. There are challenges we face. For some of us, it’s health. For some of us, it’s in the relationships we have. Maybe there’s a lot of conflict either with a friend or a neighbor or a family…

  • Grumbling: when we forget God’s goodness

    Originally published June 6, 2018 In the Book of Exodus, God had worked in mighty ways for the Israelites. He had brought a series of plagues against the Egyptians. He dramatically parted the waters of the Red Sea. Once the Israelites were in the desert, God continued to lead. But through a series of uncertain…