And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” (Judges 11:30-31 NLT) Sometimes we can do things to bring […]
Monthly Archives: May 2019
All right, stone her. But let those who have never sinned throw the first stones!” (John 8:7b NLT) We often condemn people for the same sins we are committing. The accused in this story becomes more righteous than her accusers. Christ is the only one qualified to throw the first stone. Jesus had a way […]
Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. First they said to the olive tree,‘Be our king!’ But the olive tree refused, saying, ‘Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?’ (Judges 9:8 NLT) Pursuing leadership is a good thing […]
Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance. (Luke 22:54 NASB) Peter’s Denial Peter tried to follow what was happening to Christ without being seen. One of the gravest mistakes we can make is to try and follow Jesus […]
After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation. For the Lord had said he could have any town he wanted. (Joshua 19:49-50a NLT) Joshua was the oldest and most significant of all Israel, yet he was the last to receive his inheritance. Joshua […]