Peace Be With You

Scripture That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. ~John 20:19, NLT Quote “To go back is nothing but death: to go forward is fear of death, and life everlasting beyond it.…

The Discipline of Waiting

Scripture Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. ~Psalm 27:14, AV Quote “Good things come to those who wait” ~Violent Fane Generally speaking, Americans do not like to wait yet the bible commands us to wait upon the LORD in at least…

Perception Is Reality, Not!

Scripture “It’s my son’s robe! A wild animal has eaten him up. Joseph must have been torn to pieces.” Jacob tore his clothes. He put on black clothes. Then he sobbed over his son for many days. All of Jacob’s other sons and daughters came to comfort him. But they weren’t able to. Genesis 37:34-35, NIrV Quote…

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Scripture But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. ~Numbers 32:23, NLT Quote Every thing we do; every thing we say; every choice we make will sooner or later come back to us. ~Image Quotes Jacob,…

Walking With A Limp

Scripture The sun rose above Jacob as he passed by Peniel. He was limping because of his hip. ~Genesis 32:31, NIrV Quote Every believer has a spiritual handicap to remind us constantly of our need for His grace. ~Ya’akov Jacob lived by his wits for the first 40 years of his life but as he…

Continually Seeking

Scripture Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth. ~2 Timothy 2:15, HCSB Quote Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. ~Jerome Joe David gave us some guides for biblical interpretation last Sunday and they are excellent: Study the verse {2 Timothy…

The Pride of Ephraim

Scripture The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned their backs and fled on the day of battle. ~Psalm 78:9, NLT Quote The greatest ability is dependability. ~Robert Jones Ephraim was Joseph’s youngest son but Jacob’s favorite grandson. Of course Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son. Jacob favored Ephraim just as he had Joseph and I assume…