Stand Firm and Be Delivered!
“But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord saved them by a great victory!” 1 Chronicles 11: 14. This passage is referring to the...
Category: Repentance/obedience
Harvest of Righteousness
“Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted. Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun. Sooner than...
Saul and the Medium: When We Go Our Own Way
“Moreover, the Lord will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The Lord will give the army of Israel also...
Sin and Suffering: Is There a Connection?
“For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, 13 know for certain...
Power, Love and a Sound Mind: The Progression
“. . . for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” 2 Timothy 1: 7. I believe power is a prerequisite for walking in love. To me this...
The Promise Land: Meaning and Significance
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the...
Why Should We Obey God? What Pharaoh Can Teach Us.
“Why should you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he had dealt severely with them, did they not send the people away, and they departed” 1 Samuel 6: 6? People with...
Trusting God No Matter What: Surprising Benefits
“Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God. Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the...
Walking by Faith: The Secret to Feeling Good
“For we live by faith, not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5: 7. An immature person only does right when they feel like it. That is, when they feel good. A mature person, by contrast,...
Commentary on the Parable of the Sower: Barren
“At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses” Numbers 9: 23. This verse, and really this whole chapter points...