Seeing Ordinary Miracles
Acts 14:8–10 “And at Lystra a man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. This man was listening to Paul as he spoke, who, when he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had faith to be made well, said...
Marching Orders
Exodus 39:43 “And Moses examined all the work and behold, they had done it; just as the Lord had commanded, this they had done. So Moses blessed them.” Observation: Through the eighty-one verses of Exodus 39 and 40 I find extraordinary detail as to how the priest’s...
Oh, How He Loves Me!
Psalm 19:4–6 “In [the heavens] He has placed a tent for the sun, which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber. It rejoices as a strong man to run his course. Its rising is from one end of the heavens, and its circuit to the other end of them. And there is...
Elevator Manners
Exodus 30:12, 14–15 “When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them … Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and...
Hogwash
Exodus 22:29–30 “You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it...
Wrecking Ball
Exodus 23:29–31 “I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. I will drive them out from before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession...
Houston, We Have a Problem
Acts 3:26 “For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” Observation: Peter had called his listeners to repent, that they might have their sins wiped away and experience times of refreshing. He...
Graduation Day
Exodus 3:3–4 “So Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’ When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, ‘Here I am.’”...
The Approaching Iceberg
1 Samuel 18:10 “An evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul.” Observation: Saul’s mental deterioration had already begun, as God had earlier lifted His anointing due to Saul’s rebellion and sin. Now, Saul’s destruction would be set and certain. Application: How...
Beautiful Dreamer
Matthew 2:19–22 “But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, ‘Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the child’s life are dead.’ So Joseph got up, took the...
