An army marches on it’s stomach. ….”We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.” (1 Samuel 30:24 NLT) God’s army has essential logistical workers. People who stay behind the scenes doing everyday activities, without which the army does not march. As with David, God’s reward for his servants […]
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The Death of Absalom During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom’s Monument to this day. (2 Samuel 18:18 NLT) Absalom, the son of a […]
The environment was made for man, not man for the environment. Often we take good things and make them into absolutes. When we take a legitimate issue and make into an ultimate one, we are practicing idolatry. In this country and around the world we are dangerously close to bowing down to the idol of […]
The environment was made for man, not man for the environment. Often we take good things and make them into absolutes. When we take a legitimate issue and make into an ultimate one, we are practicing idolatry. In this country and around the world we are dangerously close to bowing down to the idol of […]
“I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me? (Jeremiah 32:27 NLT) Life presents us with many challenges, fears within and problems around us. Our emotions tell us that things will never change. Our circumstances never catch God by surprise. At times like these, we must […]
Therefore they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” So the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.” (I Samuel 10:22 NASB) Samuel was about to anoint Saul as the King of Israel, yet we find him hiding among the baggage. Why? Was it because he was small in his own […]
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….“Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17 NLT). Ruth and Boaz The story of Ruth and her husband Boaz is an excellent lesson in self-sacrifice. They were both consistent in their unselfishness. Though they chose to […]
“The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions. (Deuteronomy 29: 29 NLT) In God’s infinite wisdom he has information known only […]
Then Moses went up to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him the whole land, from Gilead as far as Dan; (Deuteronomy 34:1 NLT) Keep Your Eye On The Prize The Lord took Moses to the peak of Mount Nebo to die. He […]
“Give me the hill country” “So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the Lord is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the Lord said.” (Joshua 14:12 NLT) Caleb is eighty-five years […]