Resistance Is a Bad Idea

Jeremiah 27:6–11 “And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant … It will be that the nation or the kingdom which will not … put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the...

Blessing and Fear

Psalm 67:6–7 “The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God blesses us. God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth may fear Him.” Observation: This psalm of thanksgiving invokes God’s continued blessings upon Israel, that all the nations of the earth might see...

Fed by the Bread of Life

John 21:9 “So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread.” Observation: Seven of the disciples, including some hard-core fishermen, had just spent a long night fishing without a single catch. These men were no...

Something More

John 20:22–23 “He breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.’ ” Observation: Mary had been first to arrive at the tomb. Finding it...

My Own Worst Enemy

Jeremiah 23:2–3 “ ‘You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,’ declares the Lord.”  John 19:10–11 “Pilate said to Him, ‘You do not speak to me? Do You not know...