The No-Chocolate Pledge

Hebrews 9:8 “The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most High Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was standing” (NIV). Observation: The first tabernacle, built at God’s direction under Moses’s leadership, had...

Tumbleweeds

Psalm 83:5 “With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you” (NIV). Observation: Ten nations were said to be plotting Israel’s destruction. The writer’s appeal for their defeat is colorful, to say the least; he asks that God make them...

Rainbow’s End

Hosea 13:5-6 “I cared for you in the desert, in the land of burning heat. When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they became satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me” (NIV). Observation: God had miraculously delivered Israel from Egypt’s...

Welcome Molds

Song of Songs 8:6 “Place me as a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire, like a mighty flame” (NIV). Observation: The love depicted in Song of Songs has...

Empty Showrooms

Song of Songs 4:9-10 “You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes…How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!” (NIV). Observation: The very title...

Sequined Elephants

Psalm 94:14  “For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance” (NIV). Observation: Psalm 94 is a plea from the oppressed of Israel to be rescued from their afflictions. There are some who take advantage of the weak; it is to...