Finding God’s Seat

Job 23:3 “O that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come to His seat!” Observation: In this reading, Job declared his great longing for God. The security, comfort, and health he had once known had been stripped away, and the counsel of his friends, while well...

My mother died a week ago Friday

My mother died a week ago Friday. After several minutes, she was brought back to life, then remained in a coma for 22 hours, completely unresponsive to all stimuli. But there’s more to the story…much more. At age 87, Mom was more than ready to meet the Lord, and she,...

Sharp Elbows

John 5:7 “The sick man answered Him, ‘Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” Observation: The man had been sick for thirty-eight years. He had taken his daily trip to the Pool of...

Manassehs and Hezekiahs

2 Kings 21:9 “But they did not listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do evil more than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.                Observation: Manasseh was the longest-serving king in Judah’s history. His father was the godly King...

Hide and Seek

Isaiah 65:1 “I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, Here am I,’ to a nation which did not call on My name.” Isaiah 66:1-2 “Thus says the Lord, ‘Heaven is my...

Lifted, Not Pulled

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...