by David Keesling | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
James 1:4, 12 “Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything. . . . Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to...
by David Keesling | Nov 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Amos 1:1 “The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel” (NIV). Observation: Amos is a book of prophetic doom and judgment to be brought against both Israel and Judah. Both nations were experiencing a season of prosperity. In their...
by David Keesling | Nov 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
2 Peter 3:3 “First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires” (NIV). Observation: Peter said in verse 1 that his purpose in writing was to stimulate the reader to wholesome thinking. He wanted...
by David Keesling | Nov 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
1 Peter 3:3–4: “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment. . . . Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight” (NIV). Observation: These verses are excerpted from...
by David Keesling | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
James 4:5 “Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?” (NIV). Observation: In verse 4 James referred to an “adulterous” people, a people whose hearts and minds have become wedded to the world’s rewards...
