Wheelbarrows and Tankers

2 Kings 4:5-6 “So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. When the vessels were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another vessel.’ And he said to her, ‘There is not one vessel more.’ And the...

Well-Placed Faith

1 Samuel 14:6 “The Lord is not restrained to save by many or by few.” Observation: The setting is this: Israel was terrified of the Philistines, they were largely disarmed, and many of them were hiding in caves. Jonathan, Saul’s son, took his armor-bearer up a rugged...

Unfulfilled Expectations

Job 40:4 “I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.” Observation: Through all of Job 38 and 39, God had been affirming His unlimited majesty and power using fascinating examples from the natural realm and the animal world. Then He...

The Ultimate Scorecard

Job 21:7 “Why do the wicked still live, continue on, also become very powerful?” Observation: Job was responding to the angry arguments of his friend Zophar. Zophar had made the claim that a wicked man’s prosperity is brief: “The triumphing of the wicked is short, and...

The Great Tiberian Cookout

John 6:28-29 “They said to Him, ‘What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.’” Observation: Jesus had just miraculously fed well over 5,000 people on the...