Acts

Getting down to business… do not procrastinate.

Boaz got down to business the next morning after Ruth showed him, she and Naomi needed his intervention in buying a piece of land rightfully by inheritance.  Boaz knew the rights to buying the land belonged to another man.     Boaz went to the city gate where official business was carried out.  The man next in […]

Do you know your family’s history, does it include faith in God?

Moses rehearsed the history of Israel’s 40 years in the wilderness.  A new generation had grown up in the wilderness.  As adults, they needed to hear their history.  Deuteronomy 1:6-8   The book of Deuteronomy is all about re-telling the history of the sons of Israel.  Do you know your family’s history?  Perhaps it includes faith […]

Remember God’s Powerful Hand in Your Experience

Too many times, God works in our lives and we forget!     God told the sons of Israel to remember the dramatic night of the Passover in Egypt. About two million men, women and children left after midnight, walking out of Egypt. And they took their livestock.  What a crowd!    They carried unleavened dough, gold, […]

Proofs accepted by sons of Israel

Moses, his family and Aaron went to Egypt.  The LORD told Moses what to say to Pharaoh and what to expect how Pharaoh would act.   Do all the proofs I showed you – I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and he will not let people of Israel leave Egypt. 1- Moses threw his shepherd’s staff on […]

I wouldn’t do that if I were you…

The LORD asked Job, “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?  Let him who reproves God answer it.”  Ahem, Job, I wouldn’t do that if I were you…  Job 40:1-2   How many times do we question God, with questions He can answer for us but we think we have it all figured out…. I wouldn’t […]

Blessed by God!

1 Chronicles 16:15-16  “Remember His covenant forever,  The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,16 The covenant which He made with Abraham,And His oath to Isaac.” Genesis 12:3 “And I will bless those who bless you,And the one who curses you I will curse.And in you all the families of the earth will be […]

Sing! with thankfulness to God!

1 Chronicles 6:31  David appointed priests to sing and make music in the house of the Lord – the temple, after the ark was placed in the Most Holy Place.  Music was important to David, he sang when he was a shepherd, he sang in the courts of Saul.  He sang when he was running […]

The Holy Spirit given ~

  Jesus died on the cross and was buried.  Three days later He was raised by the power of God.  All believers in Jesus worship and follow a living, resurrected Savior.  Not any other faith, or religion can say that!   On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was sent to indwell believers in […]

Sunday Prayer

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…Acts 1:7-8 (Paraphrased)   Lord my God, Jesus told His disciples that God the Father is in charge of the times, You have fixed all Your perfect timing by Your own […]

Warning! Danger!

Jerusalem  Politics… the inner workings of politics on an international level still continue.  Treaties, alliances, allies, high ranking officials, ambassadors and lobbyists… all at work to get their agendas before heads of state and the bodies that govern.  It is true today and it was true in the days of the first century church.   […]