by David Keesling | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Galatians 6:1-2: “If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. . . . Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (NIV). Observation: Paul emphasized how believers ought to relate to one another. He...
by David Keesling | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Psalm 18:20 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me” (NIV). Observation: David exulted in God’s deliverance from all his enemies. He earlier likened such oppression to being entangled by...
by David Keesling | Sep 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Matthew 5:23-26 “If you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering . . . first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. Make friends quickly with your...
by David Keesling | Sep 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Matthew 14:1-2 “At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him’” (NIV). Observation: Jesus had been teaching...
by David Keesling | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ezekiel 16:62-63 “‘Thus I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord, so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you all that you have...
by David Keesling | Aug 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Psalm 83:5 “With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you” (NIV). Observation: Ten nations were said to be plotting Israel’s destruction. The writer’s appeal for their defeat is colorful, to say the least; he asks that God make them “like refuse...
