ZEPHANIAH 3:13 The story was told in 2005 of an Ethiopian girl who was abducted and was found by the police after seven days. She was surrounded by three black-maned lions that were guarding her. Seven men had kidnapped the twelve-year-old girl with the intent of forcing her into marriage. They carried her into the … [Read more…]
HEBREWS 12:1 The book of Proverbs offers men much wisdom related to avoiding the trap of sexually immoral relationships with women. However, Solomon’s greatest personal weakest was with women. He is recorded as having 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3). Unfortunately, as he grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 17:45 A theme is the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc. It is the topic. An idea that recurs in or dominates a work of art or literature. The theme directs the story. The Philistines played a dominant role in Israel’s story. They oppressed Israel in the promised land and were … [Read more…]
ISAIAH 40:30-31 Legend says that an Eagle at the age of thirty to fifty, flies to a high place and there it goes through a harsh trial of endurance and change. It plucks all the feathers from its body because they are old and overgrown and prevents it from flying well. It plucks its talons … [Read more…]
PSALM 139:1-18 “Nathanael saith unto Him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.” (John 1:48) Even before they met physically, Jesus knew Nathaniel. In the same way, you and I are well known by Him. Psalm 139 is the … [Read more…]
ECCLESIASTES 4:6 In the ancient tale – The Boy and The Nuts, a boy put his hand into a jar of nuts and took a great fistful. But his hand was so full that it got stuck in the jar. Unwilling to lose even a little of his bounty, the boy began to weep. Eventually, … [Read more…]
EZEKIEL 3:3 A man once said, “My doctor has warned me to stop eating sugar for the sake of my health and that is a serious problem.” For him, the truth was bitter. The Lord commanded Ezekiel to swallow a scroll containing words of lament and woe (Ezekiel 2:10; 3:1–2). He was to fill his stomach … [Read more…]
SONG OF SONGS 2:15 In ancient literature, wild animals were often used to represent problems. For example, Egyptian love songs used crocodiles to picture a threat to romantic love. In Israel, crocodiles were not common, but foxes were. In Songs of Songs (chapter 2, verse 15) we are told of the danger of “little foxes,” which … [Read more…]
1 TIMOTHY 6:12 If you want to be a Christian this life will fight you for it and nobody hits harder than life. The world will try to take your joy and your peace with every unpleasant circumstance and unforeseen peril. It is also hard to envisage coming out from any fight without scars. Even Jesus … [Read more…]
EPHESIANS 2:8-9 The story of saint Mary of Egypt is one that demonstrates the power of God, His redemption and mercy. Before she became an anchoress, Mary of Egypt (c. 344–421A.D.), a highly venerated Desert Mother in the Orthodox and Coptic Churches, as well as the patron saint of penitents in the Roman Catholic Church, spent her … [Read more…]
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