Proverbs 1 reminds us that the wise should be willing to hear instruction and guidance and that the fool despises it. It’s easy for one to despise the advice and guidance others often offer. But this verse reminds us that we may be on the wrong side when we do this. However, the part…
Many times in life, things don’t go the way we plan or hope. But it is in these times that we need God the most. We need his word because it’s precisely in these times that all of what we know about God goes out the door, and the unbelief kicks in. But that…
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job did…
When I read Jonah’s prayer in Chapter 2, I am inclined to think that it’s such a great prayer.It speaks about God hearing the cry of his children, and I even found it sounded like some of the Psalms. But the more you look at it, the more you must question its sincerity. The…
Isaiah 40:28-31 Have you not known? Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;31 but they who…
Context David’s son Absolum had killed his brother Amnon and, knowing he was in trouble, went into hiding. At this point, David was probably in a difficult place. He knew his son was wrong in killing his other son, but he also loved his son Absolum. So, this woman came to the King with…
David is such a great example of a man whose heart was for the Lord. Even though he was not perfect, he didn’t continue in his sin; he repented. And you can see from the scriptures that God thought that David was an example of an exemplary servant of God. And if thou wilt…
Psalm 100 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and…
1 Kings 11:9-10 9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, 10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept (samar – h8104) not that which the Lord commanded. 11 Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as…
Isaiah 53:1-4 1Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should…