The Israelites were slaves in Egypt, being brutally mistreated. God selects and calls Moses to be the instrument of deliverance to lead the people to a promised land. Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I…
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled. Mark 14:49 The disciples had just finished their last supper with Jesus. Judas had left the supper to go get the multitudes that were against Christ. Jesus had cried out in prayer at the Garden…
And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the…
On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. And whenever the cloud…
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Psalm 37:7 We all have a raging battle inside. Our attention, our desires, drive us to something. These objects of our desire, drive emotions that pull…
Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them, for I am the Lord their God. But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom…
Swing thoughts in golf are those last second things that are in your mind as you approach the ball before hitting. They help you clear your head, steady your mind, and focus on the shot. Keep your right arm straight, head down, follow-through, whatever the key parts of the golf swing uniquely are for you…
And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they…
Adrian Rogers was a man of God, a wise preacher and teacher of the Bible, a great leader of many people. I could list the many accomplishments of Dr. Rogers, organizations and churches that he led, ministries that he started, but one thing sticks with me about his life. I heard a testimony about Dr….
The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition…