by David Keesling | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
John 12:3 “Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume” (NIV). Observation: It was nearly Passover, the annual celebration...
by David Keesling | May 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
James 1:4, 12 “Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything … Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who...
by David Keesling | May 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Amos 1:1 “The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel” (NIV). Observation: Amos is a book of prophetic doom and judgment to be brought against both Israel and Judah. Both nations were experiencing a season of prosperity. In their...
by David Keesling | May 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
2 Peter 3:3 “First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires” (NIV). Observation: Peter said in verse 1 that his purpose in writing was to stimulate the reader to wholesome thinking. He wanted...
by David Keesling | May 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
1 Peter 3:3–4 “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment. … Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight” (NIV). Observation: These verses are excerpted from a longer...
by David Keesling | May 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
James 4:5 “Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?” (NIV). Observation: In verse 4, James referred to an “adulterous” people, a people whose hearts and minds have become wedded to the world’s rewards...
