by David Keesling | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Observation: God’s Book is off to a good start, indeed! In these ten first words it tells us the when, who, and what of how we came to be. It is worth noting a few things with a bit more care...
by David Keesling | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
1 Corinthians 16:2 “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up so when I come no collection will have to be made” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s request was consistent with what he also asked of...
by David Keesling | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Judges 6:13 “Where are all His wonders?” (NIV). Observation: Israel was living under God’s judgment, having been overrun by the superior, oppressive power of the Midianites. Reduced to living in caves and mountain clefts, Israel watched helplessly as marauding enemy...
by David Keesling | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Judges 4:2 “So the Lord sold them into the hands of Jabin, a king of Canaan” (NIV). Observation: Ehud delivered Israel from its Moabite enemy. He had personally killed the Moabite king and then led the Israelite army to victory over Moab, ushering in an eighty-year...
by David Keesling | Jul 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Joshua 21:44 “The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord handed all their enemies over to them” (NIV). Observation: The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had been in Canaan...
by David Keesling | Jul 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Psalm 47:2, 7–9 “How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! … For God is the King of all the earth. … God reigns over the nations. … The kings of the earth belong to God” (NIV). Observation: This celebratory psalm demands universal praise to...
