Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.Ruth 1:14 For MeditationWhy did Ruth cling to Naomi so tightly? (Ruth 1:14). What did she see in her mother-in-law that touched her so much that she held unyieldingly to her, vowing never to let her go, but … Continue reading And She Clung to Her

Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days. Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”1 Samuel 25:10-11 For Meditation Paul was right. … Continue reading The Nabal Virus

David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing. He has paid me back evil for good. May God deal with David, be it ever so severely, if by morning I leave alive one male of all who belong to him!”1 Samuel 25:21-22 For Meditation There is no … Continue reading Calm Over the Storm

Then she told her servants, “Go on ahead; I’ll follow you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.1 Samuel 25:19 For Meditation ... To tell OR not to tell... … Danger looms… … Time, of the essence… … Leadership, on critical demand… … Initiative, a pearl here… … Husband, intransigent – more than that, foolish… … … Continue reading The Abigail Rule

One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife “… Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.”1 Samuel 25:14, 17 For Meditation “One of the servants told Abigail…” I find … Continue reading You and Your Domestic Workers.

Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days.1 Samuel 25:10 For Meditation Maybe you’ve been there before. The place where everything in you screams for a casket for that person for what they have done to you. You took … Continue reading Breathing Fire

Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works.Revelation 2:4-5 For Meditation Why has the brook dried? Where is my thirst for you oh God, like the deer panting for streams of water… (Ps. 42:1-2)? Where is the freshness of my … Continue reading The Love of My Life

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus .Philippians 3:13-14 I tried to put it behind me, but it kept playing back in my mind. I prayed and cried, “Lord forgive … Continue reading The Trash in the Closet