Joshua 9:5 New International Version (NIV) They put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy. For Meditation It has become a game people play on their unsuspecting victims. The main player has a carefully concealed agenda to deceive, but craftily … Continue reading Not What You Think It Is
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A Positive Challenge for Us
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you” (Phil. 4:9). This scripture challenges me very time I read it. Sometimes we read such statements by Jesus and say to ourselves, “He can say that because He is God.” Such … Continue reading A Positive Challenge for Us
Are You Provoked?
1 Samuel 1:6 New International Version (NIV) Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. For Meditation Elkanah took two wives – Hannah and Peninnah (1 Sam. 1:2). Maybe he thought he could make each of them happy, but he soon found out he was wrong. Peninnah had … Continue reading Are You Provoked?
But He is Your Son Too!
Genesis 21:10 New International Version (NIV) And she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.” For Meditation She was desperate for a child, but age had caught up with her. All her life, Sarah had dreamed of … Continue reading But He is Your Son Too!
When God Tests
“Some time later, God tested Abraham” (Gen. 22:1) If God is All-knowing, and He is, why does He test us? Why has He made every situation in life a test for us? Our thoughts, decisions, actions, reactions, and even our desires are all tests of how obedient we are and will be to God. But … Continue reading When God Tests
The Calm of His Presence
Psalm 16:8 New International Version (NIV) I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. For meditation The little boy screams in the middle of the night, as the storm breaks and the winds whistle fiercely through the trees behind his upstairs room. The … Continue reading The Calm of His Presence
Watch That Guy
Job 2:5 New International Version (NIV) But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face. For Meditation Consider Satan's thinking pattern here. If causing Job to lose his wealth and children couldn't move him to disown God, maybe an attack on his health would. … Continue reading Watch That Guy
He Wants your Attention
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (Jn. 4:7) The poor woman went to the well that day for the same reason she had routinely made that trip countless number of times before. She was not expecting any extraordinary situation as she approached the well. But … Continue reading He Wants your Attention
Trained by Affliction
Job 2:3 New International Version (NIV) Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. For Meditation Satan is fuming. He has dealt Job four heavy blows in rapid succession, but the old … Continue reading Trained by Affliction
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 