JOSHUA 7:1-13 Around this time last year, a high school football coach made a tremendous blunder. He dispatched several of his players to scout a future opponent. They returned with the positive news that they could easily win their opponents. They played and lost to the team despite their overconfidence. Does the story sound familiar? It reminds … [Read more…]
1 PETER 2:11-17 Sometimes, when we try to build a fire, the wind blows it out. At other times, when we try to maintain a fire, the same wind keeps it going. As a result, in the first instance, we classify the wind as “bad” because it thwarts our intentions, whereas in the second, we classify … [Read more…]
PSALM 1 I am yet to meet someone whose life was completely ruined because he or she followed God’s commands. Yet, in an age when personal freedom is celebrated as an inalienable right, discussion of conforming our lifestyle to God’s ways is frequently regarded as an infringement. And anyone who speaks out in support of … [Read more…]
EPHESIANS 2:1-5 Each generation has its own set of thoughts, ideas, and values that shape the cultural spirit of the time. It is this kind of consensus view that puts us in a moral coma, gradually causing us to accept society’s most latest values. This corrupting atmosphere was described by the apostle Paul as the course of … [Read more…]
PSALM 139:1-10; LUKE 12:6-7 “Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven and home? When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is he; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.” The above song was composed by Civilla Durfee Martin (1866-1948) in the year 1905. It is … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 16:20-22 Warning labels indicate a potentially dangerous situation that, if not avoided, could lead to death or serious injury. Today, warning labels may be found on almost everything, from new appliances to toys. Even drugs include pages of small print outlining everything that could go wrong. Warning labels abound in God’s Word, alerting us to things that … [Read more…]
COLOSSIANS 3:22-4:1 In the nineteenth century, working conditions in England were terrible. During the day, men, women, and children worked in hazardous factories and came back home to filthy tenement slums at night. Many factory owners were unconcerned about their workers’ well-being. John Cadbury, who sold tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate, founded Cadbury in Birmingham, England, in … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 30:15-20 Children, especially as they enter their teenage years, think that living in their parents’ houses is too costly. They may look back tomorrow and think differently. As these children live with their parents, they are never charged a dime. Obedience is the only “payment.” They only have to follow the rules, which includes cleaning … [Read more…]
JOSHUA 2:1-14 Imagine searching through your family tree and coming across a description of your ancestor that reads: “A prostitute who sheltered government enemies in her home.” What would you do in such circumstance? Will you keep your family’s history hidden from everybody who inquires about it? Or will you proudly tell of your family’s past? Many stories … [Read more…]
PHILIPPIANS 4:10-20 “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” (Philippians 4:11). Contentment is a difficult thing to attain. Even the hero of faith, the apostle Paul, had to learn to be content. This was not something he was born with. Paul states that he was … [Read more…]
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