Daniel 1:3-4 New International Version (NIV) Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the … Continue reading A Contrast In Values

Mark 5:4-5 New International Version No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills, he would cry out and cut himself with stones. For Meditation Nothing illustrates the ravages of sin in human lives more than the story of the Gerasene demon-possessed man who lived in … Continue reading The Cruelty of Satan 2

Galatians 4:4-5 New International Version (NIV) But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. For Meditation Nothing warms the heart and refreshes the soul more than assurance and affirmation of the Lord in times of … Continue reading God Thought About You Before Christmas

Exodus 13:14 New King James Version So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. For Meditation With the power of His mighty hand! That was how God brought … Continue reading The Power of His Mighty Hand

John 18:28 New King James Version Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the [a]Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. For Meditation That’s interesting! The Jews wouldn’t enter the courtyard of the Roman Administrator for fear … Continue reading Who Are You Kidding?

2 Samuel 16:10 New King James Version But the king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’ For Meditation There is an insurrection in the palace. The favorite son of the king has … Continue reading Offended? No!

Psalm 91:3 New International Version  Surely he will save you    from the fowler’s snare    and from the deadly pestilence. For Encouragement I walked into the Hann Forest around 2 pm on Monday, 22 November. The sun was high, and the weather was hot and steamy—a typical Dakar weather around this time of the year. Something did not … Continue reading From the Fowler’s Snare

Zephaniah 3:17 New Living Translation (NLT) For the Lord your God is living among you.    He is a mighty savior.He will take delight in you with gladness.    With his love, he will calm all your fears.    He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” For Encouragement As you live and breathe today, who is living with you?Is He not a … Continue reading Dancing With The Almighty