Genesis 26:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright. 27:1 And it came to pass, […]

Genesis 25:19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife. 21And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah […]

1 Samuel 4:I And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of […]

How many stupid things have you repeated before you admitted, that is dumb why am I doing that, I need to stop. Man’s wisdom is not enough. It is limited, partial wisdom. T. S. Eliot put it so beautifully when he said in “The Rock”: All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance, All […]

Exodus 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. Honor your father and your mother. That’s the fifth commandment. It’s the first one with promise. Several things may help us crystallize why God says this. To honor our father and our mother, […]

Are we committed to becoming what God has called us to be, regardless of the time and effort it will take, or are we content with our spiritual place? Philippians 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I pursue, if that I may apprehend that for which also I […]

Howard Hendricks has quoted his father, a veteran of World War II, explaining that you can tell where a soldier is by what he complains about: far from the front lines he complains about cold food, warm beer, and old movies.  Near the front lines his complaint changes drastically; if you ask the soldier what […]

2 Peter 1 Glenda’s Long Swim in “The Incredible Series.” Glenda and Robert Lennon were four miles off the coast of Florida fishing alone from their yacht. Glenda decided to take a swim and soon found the current had carried her too far out from the boat. Her husband, hearing her cries, without thinking dove […]

Revelation’s visions are designed to disturb readers in order to bring them to renewed lives of faith and faithfulness. Revelation is part of a long story in the Bible in which people are repeatedly drawn away from Israel’s God, so that they worship the gods of the nations . The vision of the New Jerusalem […]

Luke 24:1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to […]