Samuel Samuel was a boy when God called him. He was living with the high priest. In the middle of one night, God called Samuel’s name. Samuel didn’t recognize His voice. The high priest said to answer God with “Speak, your servant is listening.” Samuel did and the Lord God gave him a message for […]
Moses was, again, on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights. He was alone with the LORD. Whenever you spend time with the LORD, it will show in your attitude, in your approach to life and people. So it was in the life of Moses, although he didn’t know it, at first. And probably […]
2 Corinthians 5:6-11 (paraphrased prayer) Lord, I come before You to pray. You say to have “good courage” and that while I am alive on this earth as a follower of Christ, knowing Him as my Savior, I am to walk by faith, not looking at my emotions, or physical well-being, or my circumstances. I […]
Joseph was in charge of Jacob, his father’s embalming. This required 40 days. There were 70 days of mourning by the Egyptians. Joseph used Egyptian court protocol, to leave Egypt and go to Canaan to bury his father. Joseph promised the Pharaoh he would return. Joseph was permitted to leave. Genesis 50:1-6 A large […]
We are living in desperate times. Times we are in financial difficulty as a nation. Times of political unrest. Times of utter ruin. Times of war in other countries. We are in a spiritual famine. Do we see the Lord God as our answer? Don’t see that in the media. Do you hear it at […]
Picture the scene… Satan, along with other angels, presented themselves to God in heaven. The LORD singled out Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied that he had been roaming the earth and walking around on it. Job 2:2 God’s valuable assessment of His servant Job: The LORD asked Satan: “Have you thought about […]
1 Chronicles 20:1 “Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings went out to battle… But David stayed at Jerusalem…” The chronicler did not include David’s actions and choices when he stayed in Jerusalem. David’s indiscretion with Bathsheba and the killing of her husband was not revealed. God dealt with David […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…2 Corinthians 5:7 paraphrased Lord, help me today, to walk by faith in You. No matter how I am feeling or what my circumstances are… to walk by faith in […]
Paul suffered many afflictions because he followed God’s word as he established churches in cities which never heard of Jesus. Whenever you suffer unjust afflictions because of your faith in Jesus Christ, remember:“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,4 who […]
God’s surprising command to His prophet Hosea.Hosea 1:2 “When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, ‘Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry (prostitution) and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD.” God’s reason to give such a command – His chosen people […]