1 Chronicles 9 – Let’s say you have an important meeting. It’s one you’ve anticipated with another about a project or even a heartfelt conversation. You’ve set…
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1 John 4 – I remember the meeting well. Almost 20 years ago a woman whom I did not know called and said she had a word…
Job 33 – Elihu jumps in with full steam. Hes less formal than the others, even callingJob by name. We see coming through his words moments of sheer pride…
Proverbs 7 – The ancients used the phrase “apple of the eye” in reference to the pupil due to its shape. They believed it captured what was important to…
Genesis 43 – The famine still raging, the family of Jacob was coming down to the last bit of grain they had received from the incognito…
Hosea 11 – “When Israel was a youth I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. I took them in My arms; But they did not…
Hosea 2 – Hosea had done what was expected of him. He married Gomer, made a life together, had a family and provided for her needs. He had redeemed…
Psalm 141 – Psalm 141 – Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well. Look at the ships also,…
Psalm 88 – Darkness presses in. The pit of which we have fallen drives our sight above to see a flicker of light. So far away, we cannot even…
Psalm 71 – “But as for me…” – Psalm 71:14 Although this psalm is tagged anonymous, many believe it was David who wrote it. Older in years now, he…
Psalm 48 – Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise. When the illness has taken a turn, the doctor’s words are not encouraging; even when…
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…
Psalm 23 – God is far more interested in our being than our doing. He cares much more about our ongoing relationship with Him rather than the things we…
Ecclesiastes 10 – The ancient stories of the Israelites speak toward people who took God out of the equation again and again. Much of this fell upon the leaders….
Jeremiah 3 – Talk is cheap. As the saying goes, the truth of this statement is more on point than anything. We can certainly talk ourselves into or out…