These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair (Proverbs 1:1-3 NLT). The

“I am the Lord, and I do not change (Malachi 3:6 NLT). I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End (Revelation 22:13 NLT). Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! (Psalm 150:2 NLT). Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a

WHO CAN FIND A VIRTUOUS AND CAPABLE WIFE? This is a proverb made more timely by the current cultures low view of marriage. Neither the art of being a wife, nor a husband are held in high regard today. Yet, for those who would have a marriage as God designed, desiring to experience the joy

CHRIST RETURNS TO STAND ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES Two streams of Messianic prophecy are found in Zechariah. One, points to Christs first coming as humble Savior, and the other, to His second coming as righteous King. This passage belongs to the second stream, as the phrase on that day connects it to the time

GOD CALLS US BY NAME Im on my annual study retreat, so Ive been taking more time to star gaze in the evenings and consider Gods greatness. Since the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have observed that there are an almost infinite number of stars in the universe. In our own Milky Way

THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER  Zechariahs prophecy concerning the thirty pieces of silver was written around 500 years before Christ. In the prophecy, the Lord called Zechariah to shepherd the suffering flock of Judah and Israel, and he obeyed. He cared for the flock and removed the evil and worthless shepherds who had formerly been over

MEDITATING ON THE MAJESTY David was determined to meditate on the Lords majestic glorious splendor and on His wonderful miracles. The miracles seem obvious enough to consider. Whatever is beyond natural explanation, whatever seems to be an interruption or suspension of natural law, so that God is the only explanation, these are miracles, are they

WHAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO YOU THIS CHRISTMAS? In Zechariahs time, the Jews had returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile and were attempting to rebuild the Temple. But the small remnant was overwhelmed with the large size of the project. They felt inadequate in every way, not enough in number nor in resources. But the Lord

ADVENT MEANS COMING O how the psalmist David cried out to the Lord! He held nothing back in his prayers. Like a child insistently crying for his mothers attention, David made his complaint known to the Lord. He would not be content until the Lord answered. Have you seen a child in such a state?

THE SECOND ADVENT While exiled on the Isle of Patmos, the apostle John saw a vision of Christs second coming. His description of the Son of Man coming on the clouds was like what the prophet Daniel saw in his vision 600 years before Christs first advent.    Behold, with the clouds of heaven