A Call to Fasting, Repentance, and Prayer. This election is a fork in the road. If the Democrats are elected, this country will become a nation with only a secular mindset. From its founding, this country has been an experiment in what can happen if people put their trust in God and follow His commands. […]
Category Archives: Gleanings from the Word
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, (Philippians 3:13 NLT) The Miracle Mile In 1954 Englishman Roger Bannister and Australian John Landy, who were the first two men to break the four-minute mile, met […]
But God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.’ (1 Chronicles 28:3 NIV) David was excited about building the Temple for the Lord, yet he could not build it. The test for David was whether his dream was […]
But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.” So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, […]
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites. (1 […]
The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” (Genesis 3:12 NLT) Where it all started. Some narratives often predominate in a nation which contains part of the truth, but not the whole truth. Racism has been a terrible sin in this nation, but it […]
For all the promises of God in Him areYes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. (2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV) The key to all our victories in Christ is the promises of God. In the Pilgrim’s Progress, the pilgrims, Christian and Hopeful are stranded in Doubting Castle, which was owned by […]
I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. (1 Samuel 25:25 NLT) Gracious Abigail As his name suggests, Nabal was a fool. Often there is a very thin-line between willful and ignorant behavior. Grace is sometimes better served […]
“But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the Lord your God was already your king. (1 Samuel 12:12 NLT) King Saul-Israel asked for a king. Israel asked Samuel, the Prophet, for a king. God […]
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4 NASB) David’s staff comforted him. The Coronavirus has us all living in the shadow of death. Physical death is a reality, but living in […]