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Ecclesiastes 8 teaches that wisdom helps us navigate authority, injustice, and the mysteries of life with humility and faith. Dave Jenkins explains why earthly authority is limited, why evil may appear to prosper, and why believers must fear God even when His ways are beyond their understanding. Jesus entered our broken world, suffered injustice, and was crucified, yet through His suffering God accomplished redemption. The cross assures us that even when we cannot see what God is doing, He remains sovereign, wise, and good. Christians can therefore trust the Lord when life feels unfair and answers do not come quickly. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

In the final episode of the 52-week Trust in the Lord series, Doreen Virtue considers God's attribute of trustworthiness from Proverbs 3:5–6. After spending decades in New Thought and New Age spirituality, Doreen had to learn from Scripture who God truly is and why He can be trusted. Rather than trusting our own understanding, attempting to control the future, or expecting God to conform to our timing, Christians are called to trust the Lord with all their hearts. Doreen explains how studying God's attributes strengthens our confidence in Him, why His character remains trustworthy even when prayers seem unanswered, and how believers can bring their fears, worries, and uncertainties to their sovereign and faithful God. Even when we cannot understand what God is doing, we can trust who He is. For more from Doreen, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/doreen-virtue/

Modern political culture often rewards outrage, personality, tribal loyalty, and emotional reaction. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains why Christians must evaluate leaders, rhetoric, policies, and cultural ideas through the unchanging standards of God's Word. Drawing from Micah 6:8, Proverbs, Luke 6:45, and Romans 12:2, this episode calls believers to pursue truthfulness, wisdom, humility, moral consistency, and steady confidence in Christ rather than political fear or tribalism. For more from Equipping You in Grace, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

"He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out." Judas Iscariot is named in that list of twelve, sent out with that power, and he went and did the work. A man can be anointed by the Lord Jesus Christ, go out in His name, and still turn away and fall.

Trusting God in hard times means relying on His character and promises even when circumstances are unclear. In this episode, Dave Jenkins considers Proverbs 3:5–6 and Psalm 56:3, explaining how Christians can release the need to control every outcome, continue obeying God's Word, and grow in trust through trials. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Ecclesiastes 7 teaches us how to live wisely in a world marked by sorrow, adversity, sin, and unanswered questions. Dave Jenkins explains how hardship can produce wisdom, why patience is better than pride, and how God's sovereignty gives perspective in both prosperity and adversity. He also considers the warning against self-righteousness, the limits of human wisdom, and our need for Jesus Christ, who is our wisdom and redemption in a broken world. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

Let's get it right! Let's interpret God's Word in the manner best proven to produce great results. I hope that this quick review of the "Interpretive Essential" of the Christian Faith is a blessing for you - S

The Christian life is not only about starting well. It is about continuing faithfully through trials, discouragement, weariness, and the changing seasons of life. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins considers Hebrews 12:1–2 and Galatians 6:9 to explain how Christians persevere by fixing their eyes on Christ, continuing faithfully when life is difficult, and trusting God to sustain His people. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

The New Apostolic Reformation promotes modern apostles, continuing prophetic revelation, dominion theology, strategic-level spiritual warfare, and revival movements centered on extraordinary experiences. These teachings raise a foundational issue for every Christian: who possesses authority in the church? In this episode, Dave Jenkins examines the central teachings of the New Apostolic Reformation and contrasts modern apostolic and prophetic claims with the sufficient and authoritative Word of God. He also explains how genuine revival is marked by repentance, holiness, love for Christ, obedience, and renewed commitment to biblical truth. The church does not need celebrity apostles, new revelation, or counterfeit revival. It needs Christ, faithful preaching, sound doctrine, biblical local churches, and confidence in the Word God has already given. For more from Contending for the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/

Ecclesiastes 6 confronts us with a sobering truth: a person can possess wealth, honor, success, and a long life while remaining deeply unsatisfied. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains why wealth without enjoyment is empty, why human desire is never fully satisfied, and why we cannot control or completely understand life. Ecclesiastes 6 teaches us that enjoyment is a gift from God and that lasting joy, meaning, and contentment are found in Christ alone. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/