by David Keesling | Jun 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Judges 11:11 “Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord.” Observation: Jephthah didn’t have a promising beginning. He was the offspring of Gilead’s affair with a...
by David Keesling | Jun 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Judges 4:8-9: “Then Barak said to her, ‘If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.’ She said, ‘I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the Lord...
by David Keesling | Jun 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Psalm 94:14 ”For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance” (NIV). Observation: Psalm 94 is a plea from the oppressed of Israel to be rescued from their afflictions. There are some who take advantage of the weak; it is to God that the...
by David Keesling | Jun 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hosea 10:1 “Israel is a luxuriant vine; he produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, the more altars he made.” Observation: The context of Hosea 10:1 is that as the people became more prosperous, they had less need to rely upon God and began to build their own...
by David Keesling | May 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
1 Timothy 6:20 “O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you.” Observation: In a few minutes my daughter, Rachel, and I will be leaving the home we have shared for the past six months as we drive to the State of Maine so she can settle in to medical school. Last...