Releasing the Bicycle

Releasing the Bicycle

Judges 4:8–9 “Then Barak said to her, ‘If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.’ She said, ‘I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the Lord will...

Just Stuff

Just Stuff

Psalm 105:43-44 “He brought out His people with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy; He gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for …” Observation: Psalm 105 is a remarkable record of God’s fulfillment of His covenant...

Victory’s Source

Victory’s Source

Joshua 23:1, 5, 9–10 “The Lord has given rest to Israel from all their enemies. … He will thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you. … The Lord has driven out great and strong nations from before you … The Lord your God is He who fights for you....

The Fruit of Promises Kept

The Fruit of Promises Kept

Joshua 21:45; 22:4 “Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass. … And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers … therefore turn now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession.”...

Entering the Land

Entering the Land

Joshua 18:3 “So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, ‘How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?’” Observation: All Israel had assembled following the conquering of the land, but seven tribes...

Snatching Defeat from Victory

Snatching Defeat from Victory

Joshua 9:14 “So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not ask for the counsel of the Lord.” Observation: The context of this passage is that Joshua and his army were having enormous success confronting and defeating every enemy they came against,...

Natural Versus Spiritual

Natural Versus Spiritual

1 Corinthians 2:10–13 “For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? … Now we have received not the spirit of the...

Restoration

Restoration

Deuteronomy 30:3, 5 “Then the Lord your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and … The Lord your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will prosper you and multiply you more than...

The Freedom of Choices

The Freedom of Choices

Deuteronomy 28:2, 15 “All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God. … But it shall come about, if you do not obey the Lord your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statues with which I charge you today, that all...

Standing Strong

Standing Strong

Deuteronomy 25:17–19 “Remember what Amalek did to you along the way when you came out from Egypt, how he met you along the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God. Therefore, it shall come about...