‘‘Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low” (Isaiah 40:4). God reaches down to valleys in order to lift them up and pulls down ever-exalted mountain. He encounters the mighty when they trust in their own strength. Nothing is able to stand above Him. These mountains stand to challenge His authority. His is the power to uphold…

“Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; Your nobles rest in the dust. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and no one gathers them” (Nahum 3:18). The sheep have wandered away from the fold, each sheep in search of greener pastures. Because each has gone its own way, they are prey to the attacks of animals that make food…

“And the disciples came and said to Him, ’Why do You speak to them in parables?” (Matthew 13:10). He spoke to them with simplicity, but with profundity. There were natural things that they were able to see and understand. Therefore the language of Jesus was overly simplistic. Often His message is ignored because those to whom it has not been…