He will guard the feet of his faithful servants. 1 Samuel 2:9 Hannah was an amazing woman. We can learn many things from her story. Although greatly saddened by her barrenness, she never stopped praying for a child. Her pleas were constant, persistent, and intense. As we continue reading her […]

The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up. 1 Samuel 2:6 This snippet is really quite straightforward to the Christian. You may notice its similarity to Job 1:21, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord […]

As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15 Joshua was a good student of his mentor Moses. Over 35 times Moses told the people to teach the Lord’s ways to their children. Joshua picked up on those instructions and continued to stress that to the […]

You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. Joshua 23:14 Joshua was a remarkable man. He was a slave, soldier, spy, servant, statesman, and saint […]

According to some studies, every week Americans tell eleven lies and 70% claim to be willing to lie repeatedly. It is also claimed that children start lying at age two and by age four they can lie convincingly. These studies, of course, don’t show us anything new. The first sin […]

It’s fun watching little children make up songs while they’re playing. It shows they are happy and they want to tell about it. The Hebrew people were known for their spontaneous songs. In times of great rejoicing it was normal for someone to compose a new song on the spot. […]

Who would have guessed that we would live in a society that no longer communicates face to face? A 2012 survey of over 1,000 teens asked what their favorite way to communicate was. They answered, “in person.” That same question was asked in 2018 and the answer was, “texting.” This […]

Taking walks with God is an expression which is found several times in Scripture. Already in Genesis 3:8 we read, “The man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” No doubt God visited his […]

It was not a good day for Moses. He had just witnessed his people worshiping a golden calf. They had rebelled against God, and the Lord was so angry that he told Moses to go on with their trip, but he would not go with them. This deeply disheartened Moses […]

Someone took time to count all the promises in the Bible. The total was an amazing 8,800! These promises begin in the book of Genesis. Already in Genesis 3 God promises to send a Savior. In our snippet from Genesis 8 God makes a promise to himself that he shares […]