Holding All Things Loosely

2 Samuel 15:25-26 “And the King said to Zadok, ‘Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the sight of the Lord, then He will bring me back again and show me both it and His habitation.  But if He should say thus, “I have no delight in you,” behold, here I...

Graduation Day

Exodus 3:3-4 “So Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’ When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’”...

Getting the Boot

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...

Famine of the Heart

Genesis 47:25 “’You have saved our lives,’ they said. ‘May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh’” (NIV). Observation: Joseph was governor of Egypt, in charge of all grain distribution, as famine grew more severe. In payment for...

Choosing Well

Haggai 1:12-13 “Then Zerubbabel…with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God…And the people showed reverence for the Lord. Then Haggai…spoke by the commission of the Lord to the people saying, ‘I am with you,’ declares the Lord.’”...

Attentive to the Attendant

Esther 2:9, 12, 14 “Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace and transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem. . . . Now when the...