Water Breaks Out David then went straight to Baal Perazim, and smashed [the Philistines] to pieces. Afterward David said, “God exploded on my enemies like a gush of water.” That’s why David named the place Baal Perazim (The-Master-Who-Explodes). ––2 Samuel 5:20-21, MSG On some days, the weight of the world seems heavier than others. […]
Provision I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. You asked, “Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?” Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. – Job 42:2-3 God is always doing 10,000 things in […]
The Peter and Jesus Moment When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you […]
Drinking from His Fire Hydrant But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he […]
The Lord Will Provide Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on […]
Where Honor Is Due (Day 5) Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. ––Exodus 20:12 For some of us, the concept of honoring our mother and father is a tough one. What if you had an abusive mom and absentee dad? Or vice […]
Where Honor Is Due (Day 4) Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. ––1 Peter 2:17, NKJV One of my favorite scenes in Band of Brothers is when Major Winters runs into his old nemesis, Captain Sobel, the man who made Winters’ life miserable during basic training. Both men are now gripped […]
Where Honor Is Due (Day 3) The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. –Psalm 146:9 Ruth was tired. It had been a long night. Heck, it had been a long past few years. It was just her mother-in-law, Naomi, and her sister-in-law, Orpah, now. […]
Where Honor Is Due (Day 2) When David finished saying this, Saul asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” And he wept aloud. “You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly. You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered me into your […]
Where Honor Is Due (Day 1) In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, while the more honorable […]
