He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty – Lk. 1:53 Chicago’s Moody College, 2014 Twenty-four hours before registration, and the taxi pulled up at the south entrance. I had no idea where he would spend the night. I checked two hotels close by. One was full and … Continue reading How Dare You Complain?

His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite - 1 Samuel 25:3 The commentary is very specific. Abigail was “intelligent and beautiful,” but her husband, Nabal, was “surly and mean in his dealings” (1 … Continue reading It Is Possible!

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)  - Jn. 4:7-8 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 … Continue reading Isolated for your Attention

Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song – Ps. 95:2 “About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died” (1 Sam. 25:38). Every time I read these words, I wonder why God killed Nabal. What was His offense? I believe it was ingratitude and a failure to recognize and … Continue reading I Will Thank Him

To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams – 1 Samuel 15:22 The story is told of a king and his palace administrator at a festival in their town.  As the king sat in state, people lined up to pay homage and shower praises on him. They came … Continue reading As If I Don’t Know

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize – 1 Corinthians 9:24  He passed me in the park. We were both taking our early morning walk, trying to stay in shape. He was a little younger than … Continue reading Paces and Strides

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance - 2 Peter 3:9 When Paul disclosed his “heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites” (Rm. 10:1), he was expressing the desire of God for … Continue reading The Desire of God

The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” – 2 Kings 7:2 David was right. Only the fool can say in his heart that “There is no God” (Ps. 14:1). They lack understanding and they do not … Continue reading Don’t Ever Say That!

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend – James 2:23. It was a good meal. The three men said their goodbyes to their host and got up to leave. The men had an agenda and time was of the … Continue reading A Friend of God