by David Keesling | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ezra 4:13-16 “Now let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute…and it will damage the revenue of the kings…It is not fitting for us to see the king’s dishonor…You will have no possession in the...
by David Keesling | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Luke 8:3 “Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others…were contributing to their support out of their private means.” Observation: Luke 8:1-3 addresses how the ministry of Jesus was funded. Jesus and the twelve disciples were in...
by David Keesling | Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Luke 6:47-49:”Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and...
by David Keesling | Dec 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the...
by David Keesling | Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Daniel 9:3 “So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.” Observation: Daniel used more than thirty phrases in this chapter associating himself with Israel’s sins. Such identification is...
by David Keesling | Nov 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Psalm 128:1 “How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.” Observation: The psalmist wrote of the fear of the Lord as something to be sought, something that is a source of blessing. This specific idea is a frequent theme of Scripture,...
