Transition

1 Timothy 6:20 “O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you.” Observation: In a few minutes my daughter, Rachel, and I will be leaving the home we have shared for the past six months as we drive to the State of Maine so she can settle in to medical school.  Last...

Tomb of Revenge

Matthew 28:1 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb” (NIV). Observation: At week’s beginning the two Marys had for the second time gone to Christ’s gravesite. Arriving after a great...

The Great Shaking

The Great Shaking Psalm 62:1–2: “My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation.  He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.” Observation: In this beautiful psalm, David was satisfied to trust only in the...

Stupid Pills

2 Samuel 10:3 “The Ammonite nobles said to Hanun their lord, ‘Do you think David is honoring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy?’” (NIV). Observation: Hanun had succeeded his deceased father as Ammonite king. In an act of kindness, David sent an...

Planning Ahead

Mark 14:13-15 “And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, ‘Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, “The Teacher says, ‘Where is My guest room in which I may eat...

How Is She Now, Lord?

Lamentations 3:55-58 “I called on Your name O Lord, out of the lowest pit. You have heard my voice…You drew near when I called on You; You said, ‘Do not fear’. O Lord, You pled my soul’s cause; You have redeemed my life.” Observation: God used this passage to minister...