by David Keesling | Dec 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Deuteronomy 22:1, 3 “You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman. . . . Thus you shall do with his donkey, and you shall do the same with his garment, and you...
by David Keesling | Dec 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
1 Corinthians 7:4 “The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife” (NIV). Observation: Paul used a variety of metaphors to encourage us to be content in...
by David Keesling | Dec 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
I Corinthians 8:12 “When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ” (NIV). Observation: In this short chapter Paul warned of problems caused when we act from our knowledge base without first bathing our actions...
by David Keesling | Dec 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
John 19:4 “Pilate came out again and said to them, ‘Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know I find no guilt in Him.’” Observation: For forty verses Pilate was on stage as an integral player in John’s narrative leading to Christ’s crucifixion. These...
by David Keesling | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Matthew 17:4 “Peter said to Jesus, ‘Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’” Observation: Jesus was mentoring His disciples by letting them watch what He was doing. He...
by David Keesling | Dec 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 9:12 “Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country” (NIV). Observation: This verse concludes the chronicle of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Solomon. Extensive trade was consummated and a warm personal relationship established before she...