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“So Boaz said to Ruth, ‘My daughter, listen to me. Don't go and glean in another field and don't go away from here. Stay here with my servant girls. Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the girls. I have told the men not to touch you....
“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada the priest . . . After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. They abandoned the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers,...
“I love it when a plan comes together!” Have you ever heard that said before? Usually this is a statement that indicates the satisfaction that comes from the process of getting a job done. My wife and I are in the final stages of building a house and as I was walking...
Reading chapters 40 to 48 from the book of Ezekiel is a tough challenge! Or so my past experience dictated. Would this time be different? I anticipating that the correct answer to my question was “no”, and this caused me to sputter: “Why Oh Lord is the prophet Ezekiel...
Welcome to the world of reality. Many have been running through this land, this place of realities with no resting place, no oasis in your desert. Maybe you've been in a testing place, maybe you've had your share of misery. My wife and I have, with the sudden death of...
I just love weekday afternoons in May. It is during this special time that I get to see one of the most wonderful sights in the world. It is a sight that teaches me again and again about what life truly is all about. I get to see it mainly when I go to pick up my...
"And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off, and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest...
" . . . The earnest (heartfelt, continued ) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working)." (James 5:16 AMP) On a drive home from work one night, my husband noticed the light on our car's instrument panel was going dim. Our car...
Somewhere in Italy, there is a place at the coast where three beacons can be found. In stormy weather, if a ship makes sure to have those 3 beacons in a straight line, he can be assured that he will reach port safely. God has given us 3 beacons as well, and these are...
In the fourth chapter of John we find an account of Jesus and his disciples in Samaria. He sends his disciples for food while he stays at the well. After a while a woman comes to get water. Jesus asks for a drink, but we find that the woman is really the thirsty one....
We are used to seeing animals come onto our property. We have a large yard and a pasture where we used to keep cattle. We normally see cats, dogs, squirrels and rabbits. We have a family of groundhogs living in our barn. A time or two we have seen a deer bouncing...
Our prayer life is a reflection of our life! Well, what is our prayer life like? For, out of the heart the mouth speaketh. I present to you that, if the Holy Spirit is not in control of your heart, you have short words in prayer. If the Holy Spirit is in...
“. . . So that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ . . .” (Php 1:10) There isn’t anything that is much more irritating. You place your foot firmly on the ground, and—OUCH! There it is! That sharp point pushed...