by David Keesling | May 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by David Keesling | May 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by David Keesling | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by David Keesling | May 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
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:...
by David Keesling | May 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 “The day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, because that is the end of every man, and the living takes it to heart. Sorrow is better than...
