by David Keesling | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Romans 8:17 “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory” (NIV). Observation: Life lived by the Spirit is our only gateway to assured resurrection...
by David Keesling | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 7:3 “Sorrow is better than laughter because a sad face is good for the heart.” Ecclesiastes 9:12 “Moreover, no man knows when his hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall...
by David Keesling | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
James 1:4, 12 “Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything…Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who...
by David Keesling | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Psalm 107:26-29 “Their soul melted away in their misery. They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, and were at their wits’ end. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses. He caused the storm to be still.” Isaiah...
by David Keesling | Oct 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hebrews 5:8 “Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.” Observation: Does it seem odd that God had something to learn? Isn’t He the all-knowing One, the very Source of knowledge itself? Yet here, speaking of Jesus, the Bible makes...
by David Keesling | Oct 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Acts 21:10-11 “A prophet named Agabus…took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, ‘This is what the Holy Spirit says: “In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”’”...