Job 38 – Finally… God speaks! For 35 chapters, God has been absent from the story. Oh yes, Job and his friends spoke of Him, but He did not…
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Job 36 – Commentators point out there is a shift in Elihus words toward the end of this chapter. Yes, its possible hes running out of steam but there…
Matthew 7 – As Jesus finishes His sermon, He has done a remarkable thing. He’s taken the Law and made it practical or deeply personal. Often in…
1 Samuel 12 – Take a moment to consider the goodness of God. Yes, even if at this point of whatever is going on, your heart has…
1 Samuel 5 – Dagon was the chief god of many in the ancient world of whom the Philistines worshiped. He was responsible for the rain and the harvest or so they believed…
2 Kings 12 – Throughout the reigns of the kings we read of something called the high places. In fact, these are mentioned 117 times…
2 Kings 3 – Israel and Judah had some of the best land. The neighboring Moabites envied such ground and often would attack both nations…
1 Kings 18 – “The troubler of Israel” or as he was called by Ahab came out of hiding after 3 years. The land had seen no…
1 Kings 17 – It would be 41 years of spiritual darkness coming from the Throne Room of Israel. With Ahab reigning, the only light that would…
Genesis 12 – It was a call to travel. “Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s…
Habakkuk 1 – There are times we all have questions. Many of these questions go to the heart of things as we look at our world, our life even…
Amos 4 – “…But you didn’t notice me. You continued to ignore me.” – Amos 4:10 The Message It’s almost as though God is saying in this chapter, “What’s…
Joel 2 – There is a warning, a bold call to repentance and promise found in this chapter. Joel foresees and speaks of the devastation coming to the land…
Hosea 10 – Scripture has a lot to say about vines and bearing fruit. From the Old to the New Testaments, it is a sign usually of what is…
Hosea 6 – “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6 The definition of loyalty is a…
Psalm 147 – Psalm 147 – It begins and ends with “Praise the Lord!” In 20 verses we read of the overarching protection and preservation of His people…
Psalm 84 – It is the cry from the deepest part of the soul. A deep longing to be with our God that is unquenchable, not met any other…
Psalm 65 – The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published an interesting fact of nature. The average hurricane will release the equivalent to 6 x 10 to…
Psalm 32 – Confession is an admittance of wrong. It is owning up to what we’ve done with “The Blame Game” put away. Confession is not making excuses. With…
Deuteronomy 19 – God established a remarkable thing for the people of Israel. In all of His plans for the future, He knew the hearts of humankind, the wickedness…
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…
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…
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…
Jeremiah 17 – Sometimes our trust seemingly rests on government and their leaders. This has been going on since the beginning of such structures. Throughout the ages people have…
Jeremiah 14 – Jeremiah 14:11 NASB So the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the welfare of this people.” Don’t pray for these people. What??? If you…
Jeremiah 4 – The ground has hardened. Cracked from lack of rain the soil is like rock. Seemingly nothing can penetrate it except a plow. Tilling, the plow breaks…