“Then the LORD said to Aaron, ‘You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You must distinguish between the holy and the common,...
In solemn warning, God announced to Adam the conditions of the covenant. Obedience would bring continued life and blessing, disobedience would bring both physical and spiritual death. Here man made the fateful decision in Satan's favor, and death took immediate...
The desert is a peaceful place. All the inhabitants know how to survive. It isn't an easy life but one can learn to mold themselves to its special needs. The ground squirrel takes his food from the ground in a hurry, running from sparse bush to bush. The birds with...
Do you ever wonder if you had any specific function in the Body of Christ? You might not have felt that way in Nehemiah’s day: “Eliashb the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate . . . The men of Jericho built the...
Famous last few words of Brother Todd Beamer, "Jesus, Help Me. Fellows, let's roll!" ... A call to faith and action almost unequalled. We are called to be soul winners and faithful, until the end of this life. We have a perfect example in Todd and the rest of the...
“Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety.” Lev. 25:18. Did you ever read the book of Leviticus from start to finish? Do this, don’t...
"Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul. They urgently requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred...
Covered in my leprous botch to the prophet I came Laden with gifts and presents, all trappings of my fame But he disregarded my cultural prejudice and pride Sent me a cryptic message, but did not come outside. Chorus:- Dip, Naaman,dip; dip Naaman, dip, Into the...
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...
This devotional is the second of a 2 part series based on Dan. 5. "But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this." (Dan 5:22-23) Poor Belshazzar. He has just witnessed the supernatural appearance of a hand that writes with its...