Healthy Fear

Scripture Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not sin.” ~Exodus 20:20, CSB Quote I am a God fearing man who worships God with my heart and my life. ~Willie Stargell The highest motive for service is love but that…

The Curse Of The Sword

Scripture Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house because you despised Me and took the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your own wife.’ ~ 2 Samuel 12:10 (CSB) Quote Every man has the liberty to make his own choices but no man is free from the consequences of the choices he…

David, A Type of Christ

Scripture The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off. ~ 2 Samuel 5:21 (CSB) Quote No matter who is president; Jesus is KING. ~Image Quotes I am currently reading the Christian Standard Bible by Holman. It is a revised edition to the original Holman Christian Standard Version. I’m reading…

Divine Protection

Scripture If the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. ~ Psalms 124:2-3 (CSB) Quote I look only to the gracious protection of the Eternal One whose strengthening support I humbly solicit and to whom I fervently pray would look…

Deeply Flawed

Scripture Saul answered Samuel, “I have sinned. I have transgressed the Lord’s command and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them. ~1 Samuel 15:24 (CSB) Quote You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. ~Naola B. Bailey I’m sure the quote above was not original with mother but…

An Enigma Wrapped In A Conundrum

Scripture Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. ~ 2 Kings 21:1 (CSB) Quote If you want your children to turn out well; spend twice as much time with them and half as much money. ~Abigail Van Buren When discussing the…

Praying For Others

Scripture In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray. ~ Psalms 109:4 (CSB) Quote Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ~Jesus There are those who take pride in having no enemies. They fail to realize, that the better a man becomes, the more enemies he will have. No one is hated more than Jesus…

Fame

Scripture So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully on David from that day forward. ~ 1 Samuel 16:13 (CSB) Quote Ambition can be like sea water, the more you drink, the more you thirst and if you drink…

Yahweh’s Bulldog

Scripture So Josiah removed everything that was detestable from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required all who were present in Israel to serve the Lord their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the Lord, the God of their ancestors. ~ 2 Chronicles 34:33 (CSB) Quote Determination…

Wind And Fire

Scripture He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.  ~ 1 Chronicles 21:26 (CSB) Quote Oh that in me, the sacred fire might begin to glow. Burn up the…