Stones of Remembrance

Joshua 4:5 “Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder…to serve as a sign among you.” Observation: Multiplied millions of Israelites have entered the Promised Land by crossing the Jordan River, at flood stage, on dry ground. The river passage had dried...

Pain’s Purposes

Acts 7:57 “At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him.” Observation: Stephen had been brought before the Sanhedrin under false charges of blasphemy against God and...

Idols At Risk

Esther 5:13 “Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate. Observation: Haman had been elevated to high position by the king. From his lofty role, he arrogantly demanded that all the king’s subjects bow before him...

Practice Run

Revelation 7:15-16 “…and He who sits on the throne will spread His tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them nor any scorching heat.” Observation: Rev. 7 movingly focuses on God’s ability to...

God’s Devotedness Scale

Revelation 6:11 “Then each of them was given a white robe and they were told to wait a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed…was complete.” Observation: John had been commanded to watch what happened as the...

Standing on Tiptoe

Rev. 5:4 “I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll.” Observation: In Rev. 4 John reported seeing someone sitting on the throne, but the chapter’s focus is on what was occurring in its vicinity. Swirls of light and booming thunder...