Proverbs 22:2 “The rich and the poor have a common bond, the Lord is the maker of them all.” Observation: This verse is the great leveler of Scripture. The Lord is indeed the maker of all, and because of that we do indeed have a common bond. Between rich and poor He...

Proverbs 7:1–5 “My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. Keep my commandments and live, and my teaching as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, ‘You are my sister,’ and call...

1 Kings 10:6–7 “ ‘It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report...

Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” Observation: Jesus then goes on to offer this contrast: “Everyone who come to me and hears my words and acts upon them…is like a person who builds a house on firm ground...” And then: “…. but...

Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Observation: Job is at a place where everything that had given his life meaning, joy and identity has been lost. Everything he highly valued has been taken away. It is in this place of deepest brokenness that he says,...

Mark 10:30: “….along with persecutions…” Observation: This small phrase comes in the midst of three of the most encouraging verses in the Gospels. A rich man had just left Jesus in disappointment over the sacrifices required to enter the kingdom of heaven and the...

Psalm 15:4(b) He swears to his own hurt and does not change.” Observation: This short Psalm begins by asking who the Lord could receive as a guest in his dwelling place. The remaining four versus answer the question: “Those who walk in integrity and speak truth…those...

Acts 20:9(b) “… he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.” Observation: Paul was on his way to Jerusalem where he would be imprisoned and ultimately die. His journey took him through Troas for a seven-day visit among friends....

Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Observation: Job is at a place where everything that had given his life meaning, joy and identity has been lost. Everything he highly valued has been taken away. It is in this place of deepest brokenness that he says,...

Psalm 66:17 “For I cried out to Him for help, praising Him as I spoke.” Observation:  David here rejoices over God’s miraculous deliverance and then moves toward praise. He goes on to call even the earth itself to shout joyfully to God (v.1) and to sing the glory of...