BLASPHEMY . . . “All day long my name is constantly blasphemed.” Isaiah 52:5 There lived a wicked king in Assyria named Sennacherib, who was preparing to invade Jerusalem. However, he first sent his commander ahead of him to deliver a message. In that message he mocked God by asking, […]
Daily Meditations
BIRTHRIGHT
BIRTHRIGHT . . . “So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.” Genesis 25:33 Today we seldom mention the word birthright, nor do we follow its practice, unless one happens to be a son of a king. The idea of having birthrights dates back to ancient […]
BETROTHAL
BETROTHAL . . . “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph.” Luke 1:26,27 (ESV) The customs relating to marriage were quite different in Bible times than what we follow today. To begin, young […]
GOD GIVES US HIS WORD
GOD GIVES US HIS WORD “Your Word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 Where would we be if books were never invented? No doubt we would be missing many wonderful things. We have special buildings where we keep hundreds or even thousands […]
GOD GIVES US SHELTER
GOD GIVES US SHELTER “Whoever dwells in in the shadow of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 When we go camping we enjoy spending some time in nature. That can quickly change when it begins to rain, or if we wake up looking […]
GOD GIVES US REST
GOD GIVES US REST “In peace I will lie down and sleep.” Psalm 4:8 In the animal kingdom, we learn that most creatures need sleep. While bats sleep about 20 hours a day, giraffes sleep less than 2 hours. Baby whales may not sleep at all during the first few […]
GOD GIVES US EYES
GOD GIVES US EYES “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.” Matthew 6:22 Of all the human organs, the eye is by far the most difficult to understand. It’s only the size of a ping-pong ball, […]
GOD GIVES US ART
GOD GIVES US ART “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Some people are very good at drawing. Some people can look at a person’s face and draw it perfectly. Others can take a piece of clay and shape it into a running horse or a growling […]
GOD GIVES US INTELLIGENCE
GOD GIVES US INTELLIGENCE “The wise store up knowledge.” Proverbs 10:14 We praise God because we are wonderfully made. How true that is when we think about the great blessing of our brains. That organ between our ears weighs only three pounds, yet it is one of the most fantastic […]
GOD GIVES US FOOD
GOD GIVES US FOOD “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.” Psalm 145:15,16 We all love to eat! Some of us like chocolate and pizza, while others like […]