The following devotional is the fifth in a short series focusing on Daniel 2: Nebuchadnezzar's vision of the great statue of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay. "Then the king . . . made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all...
Luke 2:8-15 "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel...
Joshua 6:1-2 (NIV) "Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, 'See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.'" I have small...
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." (Eccl 1:9) A rather discouraging thought, isn't it? In fact, the theme of the entire first chapter of Ecclesiastes is disheartening! But nothing quite as...
"Then Solomon said, "The Lord said he would live in the dark cloud." (2 Chronicles 6:1 NCV) [1] "He made a darkness His hiding place , b His 1 canopy around Him, Darkness of waters , thick clouds of the skies." (Psalm 18:11 NASB95) [2] Many people, even Christians, go...
This is the 7th in a short series focusing what Israel's earliest leaders, the judges, have to teach us. Today's leadership lesson comes from one of Israel's more well-known judges, Samson . . . "The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he tore the lion...
Faith can be exercised in our lives, not only for healing, salvation and receiving answers to specific prayer request but living without fear under perplexing, paralyzing law or decree. Moses was born at such a dangerous, oppressive period for Israel in Egypt. It was...
"Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8) (NLT) Every time I looked out my window or door this week there was a huge, lovely purple Crepe Myrtle tree in my view. I would exalt God for that gorgeous example of His beautiful world. It seemed...
When a couple marries, it is sometimes referred to as 'becoming one'. It has been said the problem is deciding which one. Which should it be? I submit to you, neither one. "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" Amos 3:3. If either wants to be king of the...
"So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house. Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, "Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed." (2 Kings 5:8-10) The story begins in...