I Samuel 3:8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. Samuel didn’t know what God’s voice sounded like. He was not accustomed to hearing from God […]
He hurts for His people
Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. Jair became the judge over Israel. He served 22 years. After his death, God’s people returned to their sin. God became very angry because of their sin and allowed […]
God is moving again
Judges 13:25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. God’s people are hurting. I love this verse because it tells us that God began to move again. He will be bringing Samson to the nation. God will move in great and […]
The gift came first
I Samuel 2:20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. Hannah had wanted a son. She had begged God. She promised God that she would give her baby to […]
What it means not to discipline our children
I Samuel 2:29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? Eli’s sons are not honoring God. The nation of Israel is tired of the […]
Hannah’s prayer
I Samuel 2:6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, […]
What love!
Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: Jesus is about to die on the cross when this verse is written. He loves His disciples. Our Lord has longed to take the Lord’s Supper with them. He knows that He is going […]
Will you be ready when He comes?
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. Jesus is coming soon. As time passes, we tend to let our guard down. We allow parties, money, fun, and activity to dull […]
Don’t plan what you will say
Luke 21:14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: The context of this verse has nothing to do with preaching. I grew up hearing that I should depend on the Lord for what to say in the pulpit. I didn’t need to plan what I was going to […]
He had to hire followers
Judges 9:4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. Gideon has died. The people immediately stopped doing right and began worshipping Baal. They had forgotten God. They didnt honor the family of Gideon though he had […]
Just a boy
Judges 8:20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. Gideon calls on his firstborn to kill a man. Jether is still young. He is dressed up like a soldier. He carries a sword. He looks […]
You can trust God
Judges 7:14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. Gideon is consumed by his fear and doubts. He has asked God for two different signs via sheep’s […]
You will think you did it
Judges 7:2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. God wanted all the glory for the victory that Gideon was about to win. To keep […]
Where are His miracles
Judges 6:13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us […]
Never breaks His covenant
Judges 2:1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. I love reading the Scripture and […]
Jesus is Eternal
Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. The religious leaders of Israel could only see Jesus as a regular man. He was making it abundantly clear that He was God. The “false spiritual” people reminded Jesus that they were […]
Too strong
Judges 1:19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. The Lord blessed Judah as he took possession of the land God had promised and given him. He drove out the people […]
Do what you promised
Joshua 22:5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with […]
He always keeps His Word
Joshua 21:45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. One of the most reassuring truths I find as I read the Bible is that God keeps His Word. Men fail often. God never fails. Others do not keep their promises. […]
His coming will be obvious to all
Luke 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. Jesus will return to the earth one day. He will come in great power. Jesus will make an appearance that all will […]
Taxing instead defeating
Joshua 17:13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. God told the Israelites to destroy and utterly drive out the pagan nations that had inhabited the land. The point was that those nations worshipped false […]
Getting old
Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. Joshua has led the Israeli army across the Jordan River. He directed the battles. God used Joshua to divide up much of […]
Following instructions
Joshua 11:15 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. God had told Moses what to do. Moses told Joshua what to do. Joshua had obeyed. He did everything he was told to do by God […]
Fear God not man
Joshua 10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. It was the Lord that had fought for Israel against Gibeon. God had cast great stones from heaven. The rocks that fell from […]
Foolish living
Joshua 9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. A recurring problem in the life of the nation of Israel is that they do not seek the Lord to know what His will is. They move and act without thinking and praying. The Gibeonites have […]
Back to the Bible
Joshua 8:34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. Thirty-six men had died. The army had been defeated. Joshua was discouraged. He sought the Lord and found out the cause of the problem. He found out […]
Depressed and Discouraged
Joshua 7:7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! Achan had sinned against God taking what the prohibited. Joshua […]
The Real Reason
Joshua 4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. Joshua had led the nation of Israel to the Jordan River. After the people were across the river, God wanted them to have a reminder. […]
You will know
Joshua 3:10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. God spoke to Joshua. He told Joshua that […]
Have you heard?
Joshua 2:10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. Joshua had sent two men […]
Choose
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: God wants His people to obey Him. He makes that abundantly clear. The nation and each individual must choose. […]
Consequences of disobedience
Deuteronomy 28:45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: God wanted to bless His people. He had first told them […]
Do not commit perjury
Deuteronomy 19:19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. God instructed His people never to accept the testimony of one person against another. He commanded that they have two or three witnesses. This was the way […]
Don’t get proud
Deuteronomy 17:20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel. God was going to give […]
Be generous
Deuteronomy 15:8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. God taught Israel a complete set of money laws. God’s people could not make a loan to another Jew for a period greater than seven years. At the end of […]
Hear and fear
Deuteronomy 13:11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you. There would be some among God’s people that would get dreams and visions that were not from God. These visions would invite people to leave God. God knew this would happen. The good […]
Cursed for turning away
Deuteronomy 11:28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. Moses warns the nation of Israel that if they rebel against God and do not […]
Remember what you have seen
Deuteronomy 11:7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did. We forget so quickly. We have seen God do great things, but after a while, we forget. We see, but don’t remember. We watch God hear and answer prayer. We see God do great things, but then forget […]
Rebelling against the Lord
Deuteronomy 9:24 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. How are you known? Are you a rebel? Moses tells the people of Israel that they have been rebels since the day he met them. They have always wanted their own will and way instead of what God wanted. […]
Mistaken
Deuteronomy 9:5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and […]
Pridefully forgetting
Deuteronomy 8:14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; How often do we get proud of our accomplishments? We change our lives. We better ourselves. We become an ethical and moral person. Really the […]
Testing you
Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. God wanted His people to remember all that He had done […]
Protect your children
Deuteronomy 7:4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. Satan wants nothing more than to turn your children from following after and serving God. If you are not careful, you will […]
Don’t forget what He has done
Deuteronomy 6:12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. It is so easy to forget how God answered our prayers and met our needs. We were desperate. We were at wit’s end. We had no way of escape. Then God […]
Satisfied
Deuteronomy 5:21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s. God told His people that they were not to desire, covet, or want those things that belonged to his […]
Something you need to know today
Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. The people of Israel needed to stop and think on this very day. We need to do this daily. Think about this. God in heaven […]
Just so you would know
Deuteronomy 4:35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. God showed great things to the nation of Israel. He won their battles for them. He spoke to them from the midst of the fire. They heard the voice of God and […]
Covenant Keeping God
Deuteronomy 4:31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. We need to be continuously reminded that He is a merciful God. That is repeated all through the Scriptures. Also, He never abandons His […]
God is Jealous
Deuternomy 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. God is a jealous God. That word means full of eagerness. It speaks of being fully and passionately engaged. The word means be apprehensive of rivalship. It wouild mean that God demands that we serve Himand Him only. God is […]
God blessed
Deuteronomy 4:4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. Those that chose to honor and serve God had been blessed. They had stuck with God when idols and false gods were offered and available. They had decided to love God. Now they find themselves […]
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