Job 5-7 God reveals that He is faithful to us from beginning to end. We are left to walk with Job, and experience his pain, anguish, and questions while Satan accuses and challenges God. He charges God that if Job’s body were touched “skin for skin,” he would curse God to His face. His wife […]
2Kings 21-22 The Hearts of Men You may be an honorable parent, but there is no guarantee that your offspring will follow in your footsteps—unless God intervenes in their lives and touches their hearts. For example, Hezekiah was an honorable man, but his son Manasseh was the worst king of all Judah! Manasseh’s son was […]
1Kings 13 Contradicting messages… We often say we will obey, but something comes our way, and we question what God has said. As our loving Father, God often gives us warning signs to beware. Take the story of the prophet sent to King Jeroboam of the consequences of worshiping idols. God confirmed His message to […]
1Kings 5-7 The Building of the Temple King David had gathered much material, but God told him that he would never build this massive structure because he was a man of war, and in war, blood is shed. Although David was obedient to accomplish this, the shed blood is a reminder of where life begins […]
2Sam 5-8 All-–note that word: “ALL” the tribes came to David in Hebron and designated David as king in Israel. They acknowledged that God had chosen David. They noted that they were kinsmen; they acknowledged that God had directed David to lead them in the times of Saul; also God had anointed him to do […]
1 Sam 29-30 The might have beens… David decided to go with Achish to fight with the Philistines but is rejected by them. Again, just as yesterday, we see how God protects us from our own foolish decisions. When David and his men return, they find the town they had been living in, burned and […]
1 Sam. 14-16 Fearing God Means Obedience The fear of man is a snare, so Proverbs 29:25 says. That truth emerges in spades in these chapters. God tells Samuel to tell Saul to go and exterminate ALL of the Amalekites because they failed to help the children of Israel as they left Egypt. However, Saul […]
Judges 1-4 Enemies and Vigilance Just as in Israel, we face enemies in our nation and in our own lives. Unfortunately, we are much like the children of Israel; we don’t heed the warnings. God had left the enemies in the land to test them to see if they would obey Him but when […]
Joshua 16-18 The excuses we use to not move forward are many. The descendants of Joseph came to Joshua complaining that the land they had was not enough. So they came to him for permission to have more land, and he agreed that what they said was true. He said go and conquer the land, […]
Joshua 1-3 “Be Strong and Courageous” God would speak to Joshua just as He had spoken to Moses. His words: “Be strong and courageous,” are repeated three times. He had seen the Red Sea opening and now would see the Jordan open as well. God wanted Joshua to know that He could be trusted but […]
