1 Chronicles 7 – There is an unseen war of which we wage and battle every single day. Chapter 7 records interesting statements throughout”…
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Isaiah 18 – It’s one of the briefest chapters in Isaiah and according to commentators, the most difficult to understand. Chapter 18 is obscure but there is a truth…
Exodus 31 – Hebrew tradition Rabbinical literature states he was only 13 years old when he completed his task. But it would be by this age he…
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. …
Exodus 5 – To get a better idea of how daring the entire request Moses made to Pharaoh was, it’s important to understand the thinking and theology of…
1 John 2 – Sin is inevitable. It afflicts us over and over again. Yet this is not a license to simply let it have its way. We…
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…
Job 9 – Back in college I used to have a roommate who told me when he was frustrated with God, would cuss Him out. Yes, you read that…
Joshua 10 – Throughout the Israelites taking of their new land we see Joshua’s integrity and faith. He was called to victory and acted upon it. When the kings…
Matthew 24 – It began as a random observation by the disciples which turned into quite a teaching of end times and Jesus’ return in all His…
Matthew 20 – We often live in the mindset – people get what they deserve. We think about this when it comes to the laws of the…
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 31 – The readings of Proverbs come to a close. These have spoken of most practical and inspirational advice to walk uprightly before God. They have shown the…
Proverbs 6 – In chapter 6 Solomon pens 4 verses stating there are 6 things God hates, and 7 that are detestable to Him. Although they aren’t the only…
Proverbs 4 – Solomon speaks of a parent’s great responsibility in teaching their children to pursue wisdom. He shares of how even his own father David had conversations with…
Nehemiah 7 – “Then I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let…
Malachi 4 – I hadn’t really given much time or thought about this last chapter of Malachi. And then it struck me. These were the last words…
Zephaniah 1 – The prophet Zephaniah was most unusual as he was from the lineage of royalty, specifically King Hezekiah. His name means…
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…
2 Corinthians 6 – King Hezekiah was one of the good rulers of Israel. Working in tandem with the prophet Isaiah he reformed the land and cleaned…
Psalm 150 – Psalm 150 – As Psalm 150 brings this beautiful book to a close there is no real teaching, no explanation even in the writings. It is simply a call…
Psalm 108 – Do you pray for rescue or victory? Right?!?! Just think a moment on this question. It’s quite telling as to where our mindset is when it…
Psalm 104 – In beautiful form, the glory of God’s creation is reflected upon throughout this psalm. I found myself in awe while reading of the greatness of our…
Psalm 87 – The city of our God – Jerusalem is the place where God set forth His redemptive work. He laid the foundation in ancient times of what…
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 63 – Desolate. The craggy rocks tower above. The sun cracked sand hard like pavement. The hot winds of the day and below…
Psalm 58 – There is an expectation we often have that people in leadership will act and move with integrity. This can be translated from leadership within the church,…
Psalm 55 – Sometimes we want to run away. Life has become a never-ending story of the same thing different day. We wish it would end but for the…
Psalm 35 – “There is nothing that can make you strong to labor for God, bold to fight against your enemies, and mighty to resist your temptations, like a…
Mark 13 – After the exile, the temple was rebuilt by Ezra and Zerubbabel. King Herod would expand it around 19 BC. It had been the center of Jewish…
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,…
Ecclesiastes 12 – Choices – all of life is made up of things we must choose between. Choices have consequences. Unfortunately, sometimes we live with these the rest of…
Ecclesiastes 6 – In 1938 a screaming hilarious film was released called “You Can’t Take It With You.” It’s the story of a young beauty named Alice who falls…
Ecclesiastes 4 – The difficulty of the oppressed is something which has surrounded for centuries. There was not an answer then and there is not one now. There will…
Ecclesiastes 2 – His resume was astounding. He would have been a Fortune 500 contender for sure. He’d built houses, a temple, a kingdom, a large family…
Ecclesiastes 1 – Written over 3000 years ago, much of the message of Ecclesiastes still resonates. Pursuing things, people, objects, power and pleasure bring nothing more than emptiness…
Numbers 30 – Numbers 30 – “My word is my bond.” A statement that says what I have said I will do, I will. Often given to another over some situation, it’s…
Numbers 2 – God was up to some organization. The people had been on their journey now for a year. God was putting things in order. Where they went…
Luke 21 – It began with an observation of the rich putting their money into the treasury in comparison to a poor widow putting only 2 copper coins in…
Luke 13 – Wow! “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to…
Song of Solomon 3 – The maiden longs for her lover. Still yet to be married, the next few chapters will unroll the engagement, marriage and consummation of the…
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 30 – Consider: “The word of the Lord came to me…” “…declares the Lord.” “This is what the Sovereign Lord says…” “I the Lord have spoken.” Throughout the…
Ezekiel 29 – Egypt. A powerful nation during the ancient times. Self-sufficient, dominant, cruel – this marked this one-time world leader. But that chapter was about to come to…
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 5 – The Law was clear: “You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.” – Leviticus 19:27 “They shall…
Acts 27 – A Nor’easter is a storm mixed with the collision of several weaker storms. As a parent storm, the polar jet stream mixes with the…
Acts 6 – Have you ever had someone that comes across your path that makes you want to know God better? Someone who simply lives their life,…
Revelation 16 – The last 4 verses of Revelation 15 has a sobering scene unfold. The portals of the temple in heaven open and out walk 7 angels dressed…
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 8 – The reprieve of the picture from chapter 7, this magnificent worship, changes as Revelation 8 opens with the 7th and final seal is cracked. And what…
Revelation 7 – Chapter 6 ended with the dramatic opening of the 6th seal which brought cosmic disturbances that registered off the charts…
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 5 – “I wish I could take every Christian and dangle them over the pit of hell for 30 seconds. This would change the way they live here…
Revelation 3 – Zombies Zombies. They’re everywhere. They pop up in commercials asking “Where’s your wallet?” There are movies, TV shows, covers of magazines and even have been in…
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…