Defeating Your Enemies
Has the enemy stolen from you or held you captive in areas of your life? Then Obadiah is the book for you.
Our God is a just God. He will punish injustices against His covenant people. . . .
Jesus, the Christ by Logan Stogner
Water sloshed. Sweat poured. The bread and raisin cakes wore off hours ago, but Jacob was in too deep to quit, now. One-hundred feet above his head, cows mooed and sheep bleated. “Water!” they seemed to cry. Through the pungent air of the well, Jacob sighed.
I wonder what thoughts bubbled up in his mind. Of course, digging was difficult, but did it feel mundane? Ordinary? Dare I say, meaningless? …..
A Man After God's Own Heart
King David is described in scripture as “a man after God’s own heart.” I had assumed God was referring to David’s heart of worship. That is what David is famous for. David wrote many of the psalms of praise. David established a rotation of worshipers to play and sing in the temple 24/7. But God is not highlighting David’s heart of worship. God is highlighting . . .
You are Significant
Today, I am identifying with Hannah and Ruth, two faithful women from the Old Testament.
Hannah pops out of obscurity long enough for us to see her tenacious faithfulness. Then she fades into the obscurity of history again. You can read her story in 1 Samuel chapters 1 and 2.
Hannah is faithful to God even when no one else in her family is. Her faithless husband loves her but doesn’t trust God to provide children so he marries another woman. The second wife . . .