Lifted, Not Pulled

Psalm 107:26-29: “Their soul melted away in their misery. They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, and were at their wits’ end. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses. He caused the storm to be still.” Isaiah...

Hearing and Obeying

1 Kings 13:21 “’You have disobeyed the command of the LORD, and have not observed the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you.’” Observation: The prophet from Judah had spoken the word of the Lord to King Jeroboam concerning the king’s sinful behavior. The...

Paid in Full

Philemon 14, 18 “But without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will. . . .  But if [Onesimus] has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my...

His Song Over Me

Song of Solomon 1:4, 15; 4:7, 9  “Draw me after You and let us run together!  The King has brought me into His chambers.” . . . “We will extol Your love better than wine.” “How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are like...

First Smoke

Psalm 14:1 “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Observation: In this simple phrase we discover again Scripture’s commitment to utter honesty. As severe as a “fool’s judgment” must surely be, the passage goes on to declare the universality of fools:...