“Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain.” Numbers 23:24 June 16, 2025 Israel begins the long expected attacks upon Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran responds by raining down thousands […]
“And the tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’” Matthew 4:3 June 13, 2025 Satan has many devices in his bag of tricks. One of his favorites is the temptation to think that little sins are not as bad as big
“But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” Genesis 3:4-5 June 11, 2025 Satan is sly and skillful in using one of his favorite and oldest devices.
“So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.” 2 Corinthians 2:11 June 9, 2025 One of Satan’s devices is painting sin with virtue’s colors. Credit goes to Thomas Brooks for this line of thought in his book, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices. The apostle Paul urges
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 June 6, 2025 How many times have we prayed, “Thy kingdom come?” Our prayers should express the desire for people everywhere to bow in submission to God’s rule. Actually, what we are praying is “Come Lord Jesus, come quickly!”
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A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 June 4, 2025 “Song sung blue, Everybody knows one…” Many
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“Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 June 2, 2025 God has breathed out the words of Scripture. The Bible, all sixty-six books, is without error and totally trustworthy (2 Tim.
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“The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.” Ecclesiastes 12:11 May 30, 2025 School buses will soon be idle. Classrooms will only echo discussions and lectures. School hallways will be deserted. But the school of life runs to the end
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“My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!” Psalm 31:15 May 28, 2025 David did not see himself as a victim of circumstances. Man turned from him but he turned to God (“But I trust in you, O LORD, I say, ‘You are my God.’”
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“Then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.” Joshua 4:7 May 26, 2025
