by David Keesling | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Acts 27:9-10, 20, 22, 31 “Paul began to admonish them, and said to them, ‘Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.’…All hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned…...
by David Keesling | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Acts 25:25-27 “’I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him. Yet I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before...
by David Keesling | Jan 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
John 19:4 “Pilate came out again and said to them, ‘Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know I find no guilt in Him.’” Observation: For forty verses Pilate was on stage as an integral player in John’s narrative leading to Christ’s crucifixion. These...
by David Keesling | Jan 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Genesis 27:13 “His mother said to him, ‘My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say’” (NIV). Observation: Isaac had grown old, feeble, and blind. Knowing death was near, he told his oldest son Esau that he would grant him the traditional eldest...
by David Keesling | Jan 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Psalm 51:4 “Against You, You only, I have sinned.” Observation: David’s adultery with Bathsheba had resulted in her pregnancy (see 2 Samuel 11, 12). In an attempt to cover his sin, David called her husband Uriah from the battlefield for a home visit, hoping it would...
