1 Chronicles 10 – For 9 chapters we have read of Israel’s genealogy from creation all the way through the Exile which took the rebellious people into…
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1 Chronicles 8 – The tribe of Benjamin played an important role in the life of Israel. It would be from this tribe warriors rose, the first…
Isaiah 59 – Sin is offensive. There, I said it. We are so good at relegating our sins to the back burner of thought. We insanely justify behavior that…
Isaiah 40 – This life is a fleeting experience compared to the life of eternity that awaits. Sometimes we get so caught up in the mundane…
Isaiah 36 – Deception. The enemy of our souls has used this tactic with God’s creation since the beginning of time. His deception takes that of half truths or…
Isaiah 30 – We are people who see a problem and resolve to fix it. We’re often those who weigh in on some situation and in our own thinking…
Isaiah 26 – Difficulties and turmoil bombard us from time to time. We struggle with physical illness. We have broken relationships that tear us apart. We wrestle with our…
Isaiah 4 – “Sin is the excrement of the soul, the superfluity or garbage of naughtiness, the devil’s vomit. From this abominable filth Christ has ‘loved and washed His…
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 10 – The continued hardening of Pharaoh’s heart had also blinded him to the living God. Destruction beyond what was even imagined had come in waves. …
Judges 18 – During the taking of the land under Joshua, the Danites were given land to meet their needs. However, this tribe failed to follow God’s direction and…
Judges 4 – Oh the cycle continues. The people were blessed and delivered, their hearts grew cold to God. They did evil in His sight; they endured oppression. God…
Judges 3 – “The Spirit of the Lord came upon him…” Judges 3:10 This phrase is simply a powerful reminder of the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon…
Judges 2 – The stage is set. The unraveling of Israel is about to take place as leaders would rise and lead people forward. When the leader passed, the…
Judges 1 – What began under Moses would be carried by his successor Joshua. The land of Canaan would become the land of the Israelites. The book of Judges…
1 John 5 – “You guys teach too much on obedience.” The words hung in the air. “It’s all I hear week after week, ‘We must be obedient…
Ezra 6 – It’s almost like a footnote. As a refresher of the story, the people surrounding were having a fit because the Temple of God was being rebuilt in…
Ezra 2 – Genealogies were very important to the Jewish people. For them, if they could prove they had descended from Abraham, they were considered true Jews and could…
Joshua 7 – The Israelites went from an extreme high to the very depth of low. The unfolding of the story of Jericho was astounding as they conquered the…
Joshua 1 – For 40 years the Israelites had wandered throughout the desert. It wasn’t because they were following their leader – far from it…
Matthew 25 – David Wilkerson was the founding pastor of Times Square Church in New York. His humble beginnings were in Indiana where in time he would…
Matthew 13 – Jesus taught in parables and this chapter is chock of several tremendous truths. Truths that to the hearers either they ‘got’ or they didn’t. …
Proverbs 21 – We make excuses all the time. We excuse decisions we made because we wanted something. We justify speaking our mind even though we may be wrong…
Proverbs 20 – Sometimes we have to pick our battles. So often within our relationships we have to weigh in if it is the right time to speak or…
2 Peter 2 – Jesus had warned they would come. He said they would rise up among them. Hearing these thoughts, Peter now was living it. False…
1 Samuel 28 – Saul was at the end of himself. He would literally be at the end within 24 hours. This most bizarre and troubling story…
1 Samuel 15 – I will tell you, this is one of the saddest chapters. It truly brought pain to my heart on so many different levels….
1 Samuel 14 – By all accounts, Saul had now been the king of Israel for several years. This chapter peels back the miserable leader he was….
1 Samuel 6 – The Philistines knew they had to send the ark back to Israel. When it was first captured, it was put on display as…
2 Kings 18 – Finally a king who was godly! With the northern kingdom overthrown, Judah was placed firmly between 2 world powers, Egypt and Assyria who…
2 Kings 16 – Ahaz was a weak and extremely compromising ruler. Under his leadership, their religious system was put to shambles. He reconstructed everything about it,…
1 Kings 20 – So far there have been two evil kings and two good kings. The southern kingdom, Judah, still wavers between righteous and…
1 Kings 13 – It is the strangest of stories. A nameless prophet is sent to speak against the false worship King Jeroboam has established…
1 Kings 2 – Solomon has been anointed king. David has brought his son before him with instruction of being a godly leader but also…
1 Kings 1 – The Golden Age of Israel was coming to an end. The author of the book of 1 Kings is unknown although thought…
Genesis 50 – Joseph was a man who had such a tumultuous life. I am overwhelmed with the great sorrow he endured throughout the years…
Genesis 35 – “Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you…
Genesis 34 – It’s a terrible incident. The rape of Jacob’s daughter Dinah and slaughter of the men of the town by the hands of his 2 sons Levi…
Genesis 29 – God is forging Jacob’s character. Arriving in the land of his relatives, he not only finds them but falls in love. The convoluted…
Genesis 6 – Let’s stop and consider, Noah had no idea of what God was about to do. He was simply given instructions, mind you – crazy…
Genesis 3 – In the cool of the day, late afternoon, the Lord was walking in the garden. I’ve always looked upon this as a normal thing for Adam and Eve…
Genesis 2 – “You breathe in me and I’m alive with the power of your holiness. You breathe in me and You revive, feelings in my soul that I…
Malachi 1 – Malachi is the last of the prophets in the Old Testament. In fact, when his voice ceased, over 400 years passed before God spoke…
Zechariah 8 – Small beginnings – we often tend to overlook things that are so small yet critical steps toward something being fulfilled…
Jonah 1 – Nineveh – on the world stage of mid 750 BC, it was a rising and dominant power. Some 500 miles east of Israel, ancient historians say…
Obadiah 1 – The shortest book of the Old Testament, Obadiah’s words go out against Edom, blood relatives of Israel from Esau…
Joel 1 – In this short and powerful book, the prophet Joel calls the nation to repent. Only referenced one other time in Scripture by Peter during a sermon,…
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…
2 Corinthians 10 – The tone of Paul changes as he begins to wind down his letter. If he hasn’t been bold before, he holds nothing back…
Psalm 137 – Psalm 137 – It’s a striking scene. Gathered on the shores of one of Babylon’s rivers the people remembered what they had lost. Held in captivity due to their…
Psalm 126 – God has the ability to restore all things. From the wreckage of our lives to the exile and captivity we have been held in – our…
Psalm 89 – It is a psalm declaring the tremendous reign of David. Through Samuel’s prophecy, God called Him to be the mightiest king on earth. He made a…
Psalm 74 – “Remember Your people Remember Your children Remember Your promise O God Your grace is enough Your grace is enough Your grace is enough for me” -…
Psalm 60 – The sting of defeat cripples us physically, emotionally, mentally. Sometimes it has the power to harm us spiritually as well. When…
Psalm 21 – David Guzik writes at the end of his commentary on Psalm 21: “We will sing and praise Your power: After the direct statement of praise, David…
Psalm 14 – There is a fundamental reality that denying the existence of God is not just through our words. The denying of God’s existence is not just an…
Deuteronomy 31 – Moses was 120 years old. From the snatching him from the waters of the Nile as a baby to the running the palace halls of Pharaoh,…
Deuteronomy 11 – There is absolutely no neutral ground with God. Either we are for Him and working alongside of Him or we are not. Many times the fruit…
Deuteronomy 4 – The future for Israel was based on what they did and how they would follow. Not only their physical future but their spiritual one as well. …
Numbers 36 – The book of Numbers began with the people of God wandering in the wilderness. It has captured story after story…
Numbers 35 – Cities of Refuge – it was a wonderful provision God gave to the Israelite’s in case there was an accidental killing. For instance if 2 men…
Numbers 25 – Sometimes our greatest challenges are not the enormous tasks God calls us to, the things that seem so impossible to do, but the sneaky aspects of…
Numbers 15 – They were at their lowest point ever. The people had turned on God in belief He could actually follow through with what He promised. Their discipline…
Numbers 11 – Complaining. I’m telling you what, I am sick and tired of it. This is the grumbling that takes place when something doesn’t go according to what…
Ezekiel 48 – The book of Ezekiel comes to a close. It opened with magnificent descriptions of the holiness of God. A holiness that the people of…
Ezekiel 43 – We are a people who live in exile. Longing for a better place, a place where our residence of eternity awaits. This earth is not our…
Ezekiel 40 – Sometimes the way and path of life leave us struggling. We are in the middle of disappointment, hardship and see nothing changing. Sometimes we’ve been brought…
Ezekiel 24 – The timing of God is something none of us grasp. There are instances where He moves so quickly we’re running to keep up. There are others…
Ezekiel 20 – Confrontation. We all hate it but is required in every walk of life. From your home to work, there are things that need to be addressed…
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 7 – The addict struggles. The addiction began with a one time experience that led to another and then another. Before they knew it, the vice was all…
Acts 7 – “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” – Tertullian As the 7 men were chosen by the disciples to meet…
Lamentations 2 – In the second chapter of Lamentations, God expresses His hatred for sin. It’s important for us to remember that although God hates sin, it does not…
Leviticus 26 – It comes down two choices: The path of obedience or the path of disobedience. God made it very clear to the Israelite’s then and these thoughts…
Leviticus 25 – “When you enter the land I am going to give you…” It’s a fascinating opening to consider the people have not entered the Promised Land. God…
Leviticus 10 – It may have been the hardest day of Aaron’s life. He watched as his sons did not fulfill the duties as priests and were burned up…
Revelation 18 – The persecuted church has always faced the temptation to compromise with the world hoping to ease the tension that is faced while living here. This was…
Revelation 9 – I want you to think of someone in your life, someone you know who does not know Jesus. Someone who actually is not even remotely interested…
Jeremiah 46 – As the book of Jeremiah comes to a few remaining chapters, God has some final thoughts for the surrounding nations. There would be…
Jeremiah 43 – “I want God’s approval, not His plan.” Man, we get so bent on what we want, don’t we? We want to do things our way. We…
Jeremiah 21 – “If their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these…
Jeremiah 15 – The insecurities of Jeremiah are starting to show. He’s really stuck between a rock and hard place. He knows he needs to stay true and obey…
Jeremiah 12 – It’s almost like the comedian’s monologue who opened her stand up with the question: Can we talk? Jeremiah is struggling. He watched as his words have…
2 Chronicles 27 – “But…” Throw this word in any sentence and it changes the entire first half of what was said. This small word has the…