Dinner Bell

Genesis 2:2 “…on the seventh day He rested from all His work.” (NIV) Observation: God’s first workweek was finished. Creation was complete, so now He rested. Gen 2:3 tells us more…that it was because He rested that the seventh day was blessed and made holy....

Driveway Gravel

Genesis 1:3 “And God said, ‘Let there be light’, and there was light. Observation: God created light on earth’s first day. A moment before, the earth had been “formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep…” (v 1:2) But in an instant God spoke light...

Herding Cats

Genesis 1:28 “Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Observation: We witness here the sixth day of creation, the day when God commanded the land to “produce living...

Stones of Remembrance

Joshua 4:5 “Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder…to serve as a sign among you.” Observation: Multiplied millions of Israelites have entered the Promised Land by crossing the Jordan River, at flood stage, on dry ground. The river passage had dried...

Pain’s Purposes

Acts 7:57 “At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him.” Observation: Stephen had been brought before the Sanhedrin under false charges of blasphemy against God and...

Idols At Risk

Esther 5:13 “Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate. Observation: Haman had been elevated to high position by the king. From his lofty role, he arrogantly demanded that all the king’s subjects bow before him...