by David Keesling | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
1 Peter 1:7 “These have come so that your faith…of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire…may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed” (NIV). Observation: Peter is encouraging us to keep...
by David Keesling | Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Genesis 39:5 “From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph” (NIV). Observation: Joseph had been sold into slavery by jealous brothers, beginning a journey that brought...
by David Keesling | Mar 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
2 Samuel 9:1 “Is there yet anyone left in the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Observation: David deeply valued and honored the covenant he shared with Jonathan. In 1 Samuel 20:42, Jonathan said, “The Lord will be between me and you,...
by David Keesling | Mar 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Acts 17:6 “These men who have upset the world have come here also.” Observation: Paul and Silas were in the synagogue at Thessalonica where, as was his custom, Paul had reasoned with them from the Scriptures for three consecutive Sabbaths, explaining how they foretold...
by David Keesling | Mar 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hosea 6:3 “So let us know; let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.” Hebrews 3:6, 14 “Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if...
by David Keesling | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Job 19:21-22 “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me. Why do you persecute me as God does?” Observation: Job’s friends had repeatedly sought to convince him that his painful circumstances were due to some failure or sin on Job’s part....
