And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Judges 6:12 REFERENCE Judges 6:11-23 When the Angel of God met Gideon in this story, he was hiding in fear because of the enemy. Gideon had so much self-doubt that the Angel had to introduce him to himself; i.e. […]

Sing, O barren, you who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord. Isaiah 54:1   REFERENCE Isaiah 54:1-10 It takes real faith and sacrifice to sing when things are not adding up and you are not seeing the fruit of your […]

And Nathaniel said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ John 1:46 REFERENCE John 1:43-48 Nathaniel of Galilee’s question, describes just how many of us perceive life. He is so taken by his hometown, Galilee, that he thinks ‘the world’ of it. Interestingly, Galilee means, ‘Circle […]

Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt? Numbers 14:3 REFERENCE Numbers 14:1-12 As believers in Christ, we sometimes are equally guilty of this thoughtless statement that the Israelites made […]

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures… – Psalm 23:1-2   REFERENCE Psalm 23:1-6. Just as green grasses provide food and nourishment for animals, the Word of God provides food and nourishment for us as believers. The Word of God is ever green, ever […]

Do not say to your neighbor, ‘Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give it,’ when you have it with you. – Proverbs 3:28   REFERENCE Proverbs 3:27-28 If we leave our flesh to do what it wants, it would often procrastinate the good it knows to do; putting off till tomorrow what ought […]

But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.” – Exodus 4:13   REFERENCE Exodus 4:1-16 God often will not do anything on earth without man’s cooperation. He takes one man and does amazing things through him; ordinary men of whom the world thinks nothing, and from […]

Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.  Joshua 6:1 REFERENCE Joshua 6:1-20 When God brought out the Israelites from Egypt, He gave them the Promise Land which included Jericho and told them to go and possess the land flowing with milk and honey. Although […]

“…But the just shall live by his faith.”~ Habakkuk 2:4   REFERENCE Habakkuk 2:1-4  These are times when the journey of life seems uncertain and finishing seems unachievable. Your mind may be dominated by questions and you are wondering why things are the way they are, why things are not letting up or turning […]

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. – Psalm 1:1   REFERENCE Psalm 1:1. From our text, one can see the retrogressive influence of sin on an unwary man: ‘Walks in the counsel:’ Firstly, […]