Paul tells the Corinthian church in 2 Co 5:9, that he labors to be accepted of God. Now, we know that Paul was an apostle. Therefore, we know that Paul can not be speaking about salvation in this verse. Paul is NOT saying that he labors to be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Everytime I read the account of David's return to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom, I read in 2nd Samuel 19 of a man named Barzillai. David makes an offer to Barzillai to come to Jerusalem with him, "and I will feed thee with me in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When I was a boy, my mom often told me that she would "Jerk a Knot in my Tail." Now, I knew what that meant. It meant, if I continued in my current action or attitude, she would apply an attitude ajustment with a switch or flyback paddle....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I am greatly concerned about the upcoming election. I am greatly concerned about the edicts which are being decreed in the White House. I have been reading the book on prayer from the movie War Room. One chapter is dedicated to praying for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Yesterday I read one of my favorite passages. In Joshua 3, Joshua told the children of Israel that the ark of the covenant would lead them into the promised land. They were to set a distance between them and the ark. This was because they had not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today, my reading was in Deuteronomy, Psalms and Acts. In Deuteronomy 34, God takes Moses up to Pisgah. God showed Moses all the land which Israel would inherit. God told Moses in verse 4, this is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today, I was reading in Acts 4. Verse 29 reads how the disciples were praying because of the threatenings against them. They prayed for boldness to speak even though threatened. They prayed to be able to speak the Word of God. They prayed God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today, part of my bible reading was in John 19. In verse 15, the chief priests cried out, "We have no King but Caesar." Think about those words for a few minutes. How could the priests reject God? The preists desired to reject Jesus as their...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today in Deuteronomy 18, God gives guidelines for the kings which shall rule over Israel. The rules were specific in many areas. The king is to be from among their brethren. They are not to multiply wives or silver or gold, etc. Verse 18 says,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Interestingly, today my bible reading spoke of taking care of the poor. I read in Deuteronomy 15 & 16. Also, I read Psalm 82. My bible reading plan is 2 chapters in the old, a Psalm and 1 chapter in the new. Whenever a common subject is in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]