by David Keesling | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 18:10 “An evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul.” Observation: Saul’s mental deterioration had already begun, as God had earlier lifted His anointing due to Saul’s rebellion and sin. Now, Saul’s destruction is set and certain. Application: How little I...
by David Keesling | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Acts 24:25 “When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” (NIV) Observation: Paul had been arrested and sent to the provincial capital of Caesarea to defend himself against false charges of initiating a temple riot. The high priest and his lawyer came to testify...
by David Keesling | Aug 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ruth 3:4 “He will tell you what to do” (NIV). Observation: Ruth told Naomi, her widowed mother-in-law, that Boaz had been extraordinarily kind to them. Ruth gleaned Boaz’s fields after harvesters had done their work, and Boaz had gone out of his way to be both...
by David Keesling | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Acts 14:27 “They gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.” (NIV) Observation: Paul and Barnabas have been on a preaching circuit, the fruit of which was anything but neutral....
by David Keesling | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ruth 1:5: “Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband” (NIV). Observation: Naomi and Ruth’s story is a portrayal of loss, commitment, restoration, and divine provision. Naomi had gone with her family to live in Moab due to Bethlehem’s famine. There, her...
