"'You are my witnesses,' declares the Lord, 'and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is...
"Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but...
"And Hamar and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying, These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land-behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their...
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you...
"What offering should I bring when I bow down to worship the LORD God Most High? Should I try to please him by sacrificing calves a year old? Will thousands of sheep or rivers of olive oil make God satisfied with me? Should I sacrifice to the LORD my first-born...
Once I heard a woman say she had gone to China on vacation. After returning home she was asked to give a presentation to a club about her experiences there. The meeting was held in an outside pavilion at a ranch. The woman had bought some red silk in China and made a...
We are used to seeing animals come onto our property. We have a large yard and a pasture. One day there was a totally white cat which we had never seen before sitting near our birdfeeder. It was intensely watching it. A few minutes later we saw it move a tiny bit like...
"But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!" (Job 19:25-27...
"Then the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah. He went through Gilead and Manasseh and returned to Mizpah in Gilead and went on to Ammon. Jephthah promised the Lord: 'If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will burn as an offering the first person that...
"For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction." (Genesis 41:52 NKJV) [1] In the downtown area there are some beautiful flowers. Some have been planted to beautify the town but some of the prettiest are growing around the bottom of a telephone pole...