Several years ago I read of a terrible accident in which several youth were killed when their car was struck by a train. At the trial the watchman was questioned: "Were you at the crossing the night of the accident?" "Yes, your Honor." "Were you waving your lantern to...
"The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." (Jeremiah 31:3, NIV) [1] "Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for...
"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the tfountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns-broken cisterns that can hold no water." (Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV)[1] God is the fountain or spring of living water. Here in the mountains of...
Years ago there was a small theme park called "The Land of Oz" which was on land owned by the Beech Mountain ski resort in western North Carolina. You would wait outside Aunt Em's house and when the right number of people had gathered, a girl who looked like Dorothy...
"My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart." (Proverbs 7:1-3, ESV)[1] [1] I have heard of boys who wanted...
In the beginning of the book of Leviticus there is a list of ways to do the different sacrifices. At the end of all of these is a phrase similar to the following: "But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a...
"Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." (Psalm 5:3, NLT ) [1] "The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray." (Mark 1:35 NLT) What do Jesus and...
"Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded, and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. 'Listen to me, Asa!' He shouted. 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him!...
"For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us." (2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV) [1] Has God ever spoken to you through your spirit and given you a promise? After a while did it seem like God had forgotten the promise He gave to...
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3 ASV)1 What does it mean to be poor in spirit? In the Greek language, the word which is used for "poor" here can also mean "beggar" or "beggarly". This means that if a person is...