Hebrews 2:9 “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.” Observation: Hebrews 2 exalts the most...

Jonah 1:4 “And the Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.” Observation: This ought to be one of the most reassuring passages in Scripture. Here we have Jonah, who obviously knew the voice of...

1 Timothy 6:20 “O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you.” Observation: Years ago my daughter, Rachel, and I would leave the home we had shared for six months as we drive to the State of Maine so she could settle into medical school. Late the night before,...

1 Timothy 4:14 “Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.” 2 Kings 9:13 “Then they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps,...

2 Chronicles 20:3 “Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the Lord.” Observation: What a godly response to fear and stress! The nation of Judah was about to be attacked by foreign enemies. When Jehoshaphat heard of the gathering threat, his natural...

2 Kings 4:5–6 “So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. When the vessels were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another vessel.’ And he said to her, ‘There is not one vessel more.’ And the...

2 Kings 3:18 “This is but a slight thing in the sight of the Lord.” Observation: The immediate context of this statement is Elisha’s confidence that it would be an easy thing for the Lord, without using wind or rain, to fill a desert valley with water for the men and...

2 Chronicles 18:18–22 “I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left. The Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’… And one said this while another said that. Then a...

Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” Observation: Paul’s writing to the church at Colossae was to counter their tendency to blend the teachings of Christ with Jewish legalism, Greek philosophy, and Oriental...

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 to...