Choose this day…Joshua 24:15 Life is a series of choices. Given this knowledge, Joshua stands before the people to make this bold statement: And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… Choose this day; every day. The choice to serve or not serve God […]
Sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war…Jeremiah 4:19 Prior to Jeremiah, the sound of the trumpet was mostly for gathering together for worship. In Exodus 19:13, the sound of the trumpet signaled the ‘all clear’ for the people to come near Mt. Sinai. In Leviticus 25:9, it signaled the beginning of the year of […]
His right eye…Zechariah 11:17 “Right eye” only appears in the Bible three times; twice in Zechariah 11:17 regarding the worthless shepherd. The other time is from Jesus, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you…Mathew 5:29. By repetition they are related. Jesus’ comment comes on the heels of the Beatitudes. With […]
Seven Spirits of God…Revelation 3:1 Wait. There is only one Holy Spirit. True. Jesus speaks of seven Spirits who are before the throne of God, Revelation 1:4 and 4:5. When John is invited into heaven, he hears some spectacular sounds. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices, Revelation 4:5. He also sees many wonderful […]
Why are you cast down, my soul? Psalm 42:5 & 42:11 & 43:5 Three times David cries out to God. Three times David’s situation made him feel helpless. Three times he proclaimed his hope in God: Hope in God means, I shall yet praise Him, the help of His countenance and my God. Psalm 42:5 & 43:5. […]
My Church…Matthew 16:18 Jesus gave all for His church. When He was finished there was no more to give. He gave His life to set the prisoners free, Isaiah 61:1-2a. He came preaching repent; stop going that way—stop thinking that way. Choose God’s way. He was releasing people, one person at a time, from the […]
The greatest of these is love…1 Corinthians 13:12 Of all the things of which Paul wrote about in Chapter 13, these three—faith, hope, and love abide. Whatever gift God may grant us as a believer will eventually fade. But not faith, hope, and love; these three remain. While faith leads us to hope, love remains […]
Now hope does not disappoint…Romans 5:5 Why? because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us, Romans 5:5. How? Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into […]
When Jesus saw their faith…Mark 2:5 This miracle was recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It came on the heels of Jesus’ remarks about the faith of the Roman centurion, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” Matthew 8:10. And it is followed by Jesus’ comments […]