ROMANS 14:13; 2 CORINTHIANS 6:3 When other people make a mistake, it is so simple to point it out and laugh. Sometimes we enjoy seeing other people make mistakes, whether we do it in public or simply for ourselves. Even pointing out the errors and issues of our friends makes us appear and feel so … [Read more…]
JONAH 1:1-2:2 When Jane wanted to be left alone or have her way, she devised a technique to hide from people while she was still too young to walk or crawl. She just shut her eyes. She made the assumption that anyone she could not see could not see her either. She employed this strategy in … [Read more…]
MARK 6:30-44 Mark 6:37 says, “Give ye them to eat” (or, “You give them something to eat”). Those remarks made by Jesus are simple to overlook. A massive crowd had gathered to hear Him. As the day wore on, His disciples began pleading with Him to send them out so they might go get something to … [Read more…]
COLOSSIANS 1:1-2 When you hear the word “saints,” what comes to mind? Super spiritual individuals? Christians in the past who performed numerous miracles? Jesus’ first adherents? Although we generally do not call ourselves saints, Paul referred to all Christians as saints (Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:2). Did he refer to them as saints because of their perfection? “No … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 7:24–29 The builder, who was renovating the old house John had inherited, said, “I have bad news for you.” “We discovered that the walls had basically no foundation when we started to renovate the back side of the garage for your office. They will need to be destroyed so that we can lay proper … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 15:1-2 In response to the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. Other European nations sided in order to uphold their military ties and further their own goals within 90 days. World War I, one of the most catastrophic military confrontations in modern history, … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 25:11-15 “Timing is everything,” as the saying goes. The Bible says that proper timing also pertains to our words and speech. Consider a time when God used you to encourage someone with a timely word or a situation where you wanted to speak but decided it would be best to be quiet. According to the Bible, … [Read more…]
PSALM 33:13-22 Some people enjoy using Google Maps to study locations or regions of the world they want to visit while on vacation. To walk through the streets and cities as if you were really there is fascinating. We can view a lot of the world with the aid of Google Maps, but I … [Read more…]
PSALM 139:13-24 A man described how his mother would ask him to clean up his room when he was younger. He would walk to his room as required to begin the exercise, only to become distracted while reading the comic book he was supposed to stack neatly. His mother would then abruptly end the distraction … [Read more…]
PSALM 62:5 After 3 years of trying to pass the written test, Cha Sa-soon, a 69-year-old Korean woman, finally earned her driving permit. She wished to obtain the license in order to take her grandchildren to the zoo. In a world where everything tends to happen instantly, she was persistent. People dislike the word … [Read more…]
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