One day Samuel said to Saul…Now listen to this message from the Lord! This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation…1 Samuel 15:1-3 NLT Just to give a littleContinue reading “All God Commands (Part 2)”
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All God Commands
Noah did everything just as God commanded him. – Genesis 6:22 NIV I’m reading through the book of Genesis presently and it surprises me how every time I read it, different things catch my attention. Today’s verse caught my attention regarding Noah. In Genesis, when we are first introduced to Noah, the Bible says, “…NoahContinue reading “All God Commands”
Weigh What You Say (Part 2)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver – Proverbs 25:11 (NKJV) In the last blog on this topic, we talked about how life has dealt heavy blows to many people. And how many have been seriously wounded by what life dealt them. Whether it’s a failed marriage or relationship. A messy andContinue reading “Weigh What You Say (Part 2)”
It is God, Not Me!
If God hadn’t been for us all together now, Israel, sing out! — If God hadn’t been for us when everyone went against us, we would have been swallowed alive by their violent anger, swept away by the flood of rage, drowned in the torrent; We would have lost our lives in the wild, raging water. Oh, blessed be God! HeContinue reading “It is God, Not Me!”
Weigh What You Say (Part 1)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver – Proverbs 25:11 NKJV Many will be familiar with the biblical story of Job. How he suffered such a devastating loss of his children, business, servants and his health all within a very short space of time. Job’s friends did well to travel long distancesContinue reading “Weigh What You Say (Part 1)”
Stay Focused
And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid;Continue reading “Stay Focused”
Speak to Your Soul
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him again, The help of my countenance and my God. — Psalms 42:11 NKJV Have you ever had a frank, honest, heart-to-heart talk with yourself or with your soul? If you do, doContinue reading “Speak to Your Soul”
Always Remember
It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River. Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask, ‘What do these stone mean?’ Then you can tell them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ For the Lord your God dried upContinue reading “Always Remember”
U-turns (Part 2)
I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws. — Psalms 119:59 NLT Have you been on a journey driving or being driven and had to make a U-turn because you missed the way? If you are like me, terrible at navigating roads even with the aid of a satelliteContinue reading “U-turns (Part 2)”
U-turns
Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved. — Psalms 80:3; Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had! – Lamentations 5:21 NLT Many would have heard about the recent economic turmoil inContinue reading “U-turns”