“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...
Like any good, law-abiding citizen, I always do my best to follow the traffic laws. As a result, I haven't received a traffic ticket in -- let's say -- 15 years? And that last ticket was actually for an accident -- one that wasn't even my fault -- not for a...
"In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom." (Dan 1:20) The land of Judah has been ransacked. The Jewish king, Jehoiakim, has...
Dear Prayer partners and fellow believers - Here are some thoughts of encouragement and admonishment the Lord is using right now in my life, inspired by the visions of the prophet Zechariah and the teaching of John MacArthur. I have also included what I feel would be...
As a homeschooling mom who works on the side, time is always of essence, and I am constantly searching for time to get everything done. One day recently, I hit upon a creative solution: Why not train my boys to do some of the simpler household...
“These are the nations the LORD left to TEST ALL OF THOSE ISRAELITES who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan (HE DID THIS TO TEACH WARFARE TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE ISRAELITES who had not had previous battle experience): the five rulers of the Philistines,...