Isaiah 45 – 200 hundred years before the man was born, before the prophecy given – the Lord spoke to the prophet Isaiah concerning him. A pagan king, called…
Daniel
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Ephesians 6 – As Paul brings his final thoughts to a close within his letter, he has spoken of a deep calling upon every Believer’s life. He’s been…
Exodus 35 – There are specifics I pray daily. Right before I close out my time with God, I pray directly for myself and go through the…
Judges 14 – Samson saw with his eyes, wanted in his heart and in the end did what he wanted. To me, it’s interesting this is the first story…
Ezra 4 – Obstacles are a part of life. We run into many of these in every situation we face. When we are doing the work of God, fulfilling…
Ezra 1 – 48 years had passed since Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem, defeated the southern Kingdom of Judah and carried the Jewish people off to captivity. When this Babylonian king…
Matthew 2 – Every Christmas Nativity scenes are pulled out and set for the season. Each character represents one found in Scripture who was there. From the…
Proverbs 15 – “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil…
2 Samuel 3 – Strong-willed by definition is being determined to do something regardless of what is advised against it. This mindset is really a double edged…
1 Samuel 24 – In the political age of which we live, we all have opinions about the current status of our country. We hold thoughts about…
Romans 13 – Nothing is worse than a short night’s sleep. It feels as though the moment your head hit the pillow, the alarm went off. Throughout…
2 Kings 24 – It finally happened. Judah was invaded and taken into captivity. Babylon was the new world leader. They’d overthrown the mighty Assyrians and taken…
Esther 2 – “Exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and…
Hebrews 11 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”– Hebrews 11:1 “By faith…
Daniel 12 – “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 This gospel…
Daniel 11 – Continuing from Chapter 10 and following into this next chapter and 12, the last of the book of Daniel, the Messenger spells out with acute details…
Daniel 7 – The first 6 chapters of Daniel were historical in nature and inspiring as Daniel was one man who stood firm in times of persecution. His unwavering…
Daniel 6 – Daniel was a man of consistency. Here was a man who was in exile who never wavered in his faith or trust. The seasons changed continually…
Daniel 5 – A new king is in town. Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar, has taken the throne. Historical documents differ on if he reigned 17 years or 3 but the…
Daniel 4 – Written by Nebuchadnezzar himself, this chapter is the retelling of his testimony. Daniel included the penmanship of the king in his writings because it shows the…
Daniel 3 – “…but even if He does not…” What would it be like to live with such thought in everything we do? Every way we live? How would…
Daniel 2 – It was an impossible situation. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream he couldn’t remember. All he knew was when he woke up he was terrified. Calling all…
Psalm 123 – The waiting of God to move is not a passive act. It is coming before Him with the pleas of our hearts for His work and…
Psalm 102 – Standing looking at the state of life there are times we sigh and groan; we weep as the hurts, the sorrow has mounted. There is seemingly…
Psalm 98 – What would a new song to our eternal great God sound like? This question rambles in my thoughts as I consider my own prayers and what…
Psalm 86 – There are moments in this life when things are so painful and distressing we are driven to God. These pains come in many fluid circumstances resulting…
Psalm 69 – The favor of God is something we all should seek. One of the best definitions of this is a demonstrated delight. Simply consider what that means. …
Psalm 64 – I remember growing up that my Mom would pray for God’s protection over each of us children. She asked for Jesus to block the enemy from…
Psalm 6 – Correction. Discipline. Rebuke. Words we don’t like the sound of and many times think of these with parents to children but not necessarily as adults. Yet,…
Psalm 4 – It seems to be a fact that no matter what our day has held, what challenge we’ve been facing, what turmoil our life is currently in…
Psalm 2 – The world is a wreck. Nations rage against one another. Political parties are at each others throats. Lies, half truths, conspiracy theories abound. The precariousness of…
Ecclesiastes 8 – The world’s wisest man admitted in actuality he knew nothing. Solomon’s confesses toward looking at the grandeur of God, the endurance of the righteous even though…
Ezekiel 38 – Speculation on End Times abound. People look toward the scriptures of Daniel, Jesus’ words, some of Paul’s writings, the book of Revelation and here in Ezekiel…
Ezekiel 19 – Military might nor political powers could change the course of the nation for Judah. As we often stand and look upon the horizon of our rising…
Ezekiel 18 – We each are individually accountable before God. When that time comes for each of us to stand before Him we will not be able to pass…
Ezekiel 17 – God is over time and events. He is the ruler of history from the past to the present and what unfolds. These statements we know. But…
Ezekiel 14 – Are there idols in your heart? Have your decisions put stumbling blocks before your path of which you continue to tumble over? The word of God…
Ezekiel 12 – False security is a dangerous thing. It’s the feeling things are fine or good when they are not. In fact, sometimes this jettisons toward the reality…
Ezekiel 1 – Babylon attacked Jerusalem in 597 BC and carried away 10,000 captives. This was the second invasion. There would be 3 waves when all was said and…
Acts 8 – There are so many times that life takes a turn or a twist and it leaves us wondering what in the world God is…
Revelation 22 – At the beginning of creation – the Tree of Life was planted in the garden. When Adam and Eve disobeyed, the tree was no longer accessible….
Revelation 17 – Throughout the next several chapters of Revelation what we’re essentially finding is a Tale of Two Cities and not the Dickens’ classic. The two cities of…
Revelation 12 – This chapter and the next two to follow are loaded with much to consider. The massive struggle between good and evil begins and the church itself…
Revelation 11 – In a mere 11 verses, there are incredible twists, populated by fantastic creatures and people with superpowers.This section alone is one of the most difficult chapters…
Revelation 10 – “God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.” – Psalms 47:8 There is nothing that happens in this world, in this…
Revelation 6 – For many believers, Revelation 6 is the Continental Divide – meaning, from this point on in the book of Revelation, there are different theological perspectives as to how the end times will unfold…
Revelation 2 – What if Jesus wrote your church a letter? What would He have to say? What if Jesus wrote you one? What would He speak of concerning…
Revelation 1 – Turn on any news cycle and we’re bombarded with political haggling, distraught emotions, murder, and rage among so many other negative things. If we were to…
Jeremiah 27 – Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon had already invaded Judah once in 605 BC. He came back again in 597 and took captive the likes of Daniel and…
2 Chronicles 35 – Armchair Quarterback noun. a person who offers advice or an opinion on something in which they have no expertise…