Open to Question

Galatians 2:2 “I did this privately to those who seemed to be leaders, for fear that I was running or had run my race in vain” (NIV). Observation: Paul had first felt released to preach years earlier and was confident in his effectiveness because his reputation...

No Other Shoe

Galatians 6:1-2: “If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. . . . Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (NIV). Observation: Paul emphasized how believers ought to relate to one another. ...

I Do It Myself

1 Samuel 28:5 “When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.”  Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in...

Hide and Seek

Isaiah 65:1 “I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, Here am I,’ to a nation which did not call on My name.” Isaiah 66:1-2 “Thus says the Lord, ‘Heaven is my...

Elevator Manners

Exodus 30:12, 14-15 “When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them…Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old...