What about Now?

Isaiah 32:1 “Behold a king will reign righteously, and princes will rule justly.” Observation: Isaiah 32 depicts a time in the future during the millennial reign of Christ when He will reign righteously and princes will rule justly. Leadership then will be good, as it...

The Fruit of Good Mentoring

2 Samuel 10:12 “May the Lord do what is good in His sight.” Observation: Joab, leader of David’s army, was preparing to fight both the Ammonites and the Arameans. He had prepared and strategized as best he could, then he made this statement, “and may the Lord do what...

Roused

Zechariah 4:1 “Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is wakened from his sleep.” Observation: In just fourteen short chapters, Zechariah prophesied more about Messiah  than anyone but Isaiah. Chapter 4 relates a remarkable series...

Look Ma, No Hands!

Genesis 1:1  “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Observation: God’s Book is off to a good start, indeed! In these ten first words it tells us the when, who, and what of how we came to be. It is worth noting a few things with a bit more care than...

It Always Gets Personal

Matthew 25:33 “He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.” Observation: Jesus was telling us why some are blessed. They had fed the hungry, invited strangers in, clothed the naked, visited prisoners—all generous things that were viewed by Christ as...

Emotional Widows

1 Timothy 5:3 “Honor widows who are widows indeed.” Observation: Paul here counsels regarding widows within the church. He draws a distinction between younger widows whom he advises to remarry if possible, and widows above the age of sixty. Each widow, he says, should...