by David Keesling | Nov 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 7:3 “Sorrow is better than laughter because a sad face is good for the heart.” Ecclesiastes 9:12 “Moreover, no man knows when his hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall...
by David Keesling | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Psalm 18:20 “The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me” (NIV). Observation: David exulted in God’s deliverance from all his enemies. He earlier likened such oppression to being entangled by...
by David Keesling | Nov 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 1:11 “There is no remembrance of men of old, and even those who are yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow” (NIV). Observation: Most of Ecclesiastes is a commentary on life’s futility. The author’s range of vision was necessarily limited...
by David Keesling | Nov 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Romans 16:3–13 “Greet (fill in the blank) . . . ,- fellow workers in Christ [who] risked their lives for me . . .- who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia . . .- my relatives who have been in prison with me . . .- whom...
by David Keesling | Nov 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:7 “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant” (NIV). Observation: In Romans 15, Paul continued his persuasive arguments to the effect that the Gospel is the great...
