When Jesus started his ministry, he called several people to follow him. Matthew tells us that Jesus saw Peter and Andrew fishing and said, “follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”. And the Bible tells us not just that they followed him but that they immediately followed him (Matthew 4:18-22). It…
From the beginning, God blessed Adam and gave him reign over the earth. Then the test came. The snake brought an opportunity for him to choose God. It was Adam’s opportunity to show his faithfulness to God, but he failed. He failed to trust God. (Genesis 3:13) This template can be seen repeatedly throughout…
Matthew 14:22-33 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there…
Jonah 1:1-3 1 Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a…
When we think of the book of Jonah, we think of the big fish, and we can easily overlook this book. I have been learning that there is much more than what we expect in the book of Jonah. Today I look at one small aspect of it. I decided to highlight every instance…
I have been learning about this method of studying scripture by looking for common words and themes as I read. I was reading Psalm 101 and noticed something interesting. This seems simple, but the author used the words ‘will’ or ‘shall’ in every line of the Psalm. I think this tells us something. According…
These days, most of my time is consumed with things for my little one, and I’ve been thinking about doing this. It’s a way to learn the alphabet from words and ideas from the bible. We can learn the alphabet and discuss the topics from the verse. I just thought I would share cause…
What if we all have to pass the Job test? The Bible tells us that He cares for us and that if he feeds the birds and clothes the lilies, then even more so, he will provide our needs (1 Peter 5:7; Matthew 6:26-30). But do we sometimes expect all our prayer requests to…
It’s always refreshing to get a reminder of what the Bible says about God’s word. I love being reminded of this as it inspires me to read my Bible. And it’s also inspiring to learn that the Bible is meant to be read repeatedly throughout our lifetime. The Bible says when we know the…
I know that I love music. I have recently enjoyed singing to my baby girl and find myself singing even after she falls asleep. I have always loved listening to music, and when I hear the right song, I feel like music affects me in a profound way that I cannot understand. But when…