by David Keesling | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 13:21 “’You have disobeyed the command of the Lord, and have not observed the commandment which the Lord your God commanded you.’” Observation: The prophet from Judah had spoken the word of the Lord to King Jeroboam concerning the king’s sinful behavior. The...
by David Keesling | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Philemon 14, 18 “But without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will…But if Onesimus has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account.” Observation:...
by David Keesling | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Song of Solomon 1:4, 15; 4:7, 9 “Draw me after You and let us run together! The King has brought me into His chambers.” . . . “We will extol Your love better than wine.” “How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves.” “You are...
by David Keesling | Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Psalm 14:1 “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Observation: In this simple phrase we discover again Scripture’s commitment to utter honesty. As severe as a “fool’s judgment” must surely be, the passage goes on to declare the universality of fools:...
by David Keesling | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 “The day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, because that is the end of every man, and the living takes it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter. . ....
by David Keesling | Aug 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 17:18 “You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance.” 1 Kings 18:17 “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” Observation: The contrast of heart attitude in these two passages could hardly be more profound. The widow of 1 Kings 17 was a pagan widow to...
