by David Keesling | Jun 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Acts 3:26 “For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” Observation: Peter had called his listeners to repent, that they might have their sins wiped away and experience times of refreshing. He...
by David Keesling | Jun 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 4:5 “As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.” Observation: This verse, taken alone, sounds pretty good. But the bigger picture is this: Israel had already been defeated in...
by David Keesling | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 1:5 “But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.” Observation: Though Hannah was much loved by her husband, she was barren. Her husband’s response, because of his deep love, was not critical of her. He...
by David Keesling | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ruth 1:6; 2:12 “Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had visited His people in giving them food “May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord ....
by David Keesling | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Judges 17:5-6 “And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.” Observation: Micah was a...
by David Keesling | Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
2 Corinthians 2:10-11 “But one whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ, so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of...