So David gave orders to Joab and the army officers under him, “Canvass all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and get a count of the population. I want to know the number.” II Samuel 24:2 (MSG)   REFERENCE II Samuel 24:2-16 (MSG) Proverbs 14:28a says, “In the multitude of people is a king’s honor.”  Perhaps, […]

Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. Song of Solomon 1:15   REFERENCE Song of Solomon 1:15-2:4 Jewish Rabbis say the whole world was never as privileged as the day that the Song of Songs was given to Israel. They considered it to be the holiest of the holy. The first thing you notice in […]

Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.'” 1 Chronicles 17:7 REFERENCE 1 Chronicles 17:7 The seemingly small and insignificant things God allows you to go through in life are […]

Until the LORD has given rest to your brethren as to you, and they also possess the land which the LORD your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you. – Deuteronomy 3:20   REFERENCE Deuteronomy 3:12-20.   What is the measure […]

Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Jeremiah 29:5 REFERENCE Jeremiah 29:1-6 Many of us aren’t where we would want to be. We wish things were nicer, better, easier and more comfortable. However, sometimes life throws us ‘curveballs’ that throw us off balance and blur our vision. In baseball, a […]

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Matthew 16:18 REFERENCE Matthew 16:13-20 The four walls of a building are too small for God’s ‘Big Picture’ for the church. It should be able to feed the saints […]

Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am. Philippians 4:11 (AMPC) REFERENCE Philippians 4:9-13 (AMPC) One secret to lead a life of joy and peace is to learn contentment. Situations […]

Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.  Genesis 40:23 REFERENCE Genesis 40:5-23 Isn’t it typical of humans to easily forget the kindness and goodness others have shown them? Joseph went out of his way to help interpret the dreams of two fellow inmates in his prison cell; yet, when it was time […]

So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 REFERENCE Zechariah 4:1-10 To wind up our series on the Eagle, we will look at #lesson five, how eagles work with the wind, a time-tested secret that gives them […]

Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man? Proverbs 20:6 REFERENCE Proverbs 20:6 Every now and then, nature graces us with the beautiful sights of flying eagles doing their mating dance and eventually mating and raising a family. Eagles (especially, the bald eagle) are known to mate with one partner […]