Throughout the books of Moses, the people of Israel are promised repeatedly that they will be given the Promised Land, the Land of Canaan: "But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you … No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them." (Deut...
"We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but...we have one (Jesus, the Son of God) who has been tempted in every way, just as we are." (Hebrews 4:15) This afternoon I was waving my arm back and forth underwater, hoping the...
Grammar is a funny thing. I remember when it was almost mandatory that no ifs-ands-ors-or-buts may be used to begin a sentence. If you dared to challenge the rule you got - sorry, got was nearly as bad as ifs-ands-ors-or-buts - you were marked down, right down. That...
Why are some prayers not answered? Someone once shared with me how his prayers seemed to rise no higher than the ceiling of his house. He felt God had forsaken him. Do you sometimes feel like that? Well, there are a number of reasons why our prayers may seem at best,...
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21 NIV) We are overcomers and more than conquerors through our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. The Bible says that we have been made more than conquerors and have gained a surpassing victory through...
"Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them (again) and said, 'Peace be with you!'" (John 20:26) The door slammed shut. We were having dinner, and even with the animated chatter I could hear it bang closed. When we have...
Last week, in the Problems at Ai, Part B, we learned that though sin can stay God's hand, it isn't always a result of our OWN sin. So in the face of disaster, remember to ask God to reveal any unconfessed sin. But if there is none, put your faith in the God who turned...
"The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a man. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel! Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at...
"So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded."...
"As he thinks in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV) I’d been pondering a situation for awhile. It rolled round and round in my head. The more I thought about it, and all its possibilities and ramifications, the worse it seemed to get. A molehill was becoming a...