Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.” And the next day Saul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites untilContinue reading “1 Samuel 11: 10-15 The king becomes a real man.”
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1 Samuel 10: 23-27…Plucked from the baggage.
Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all theContinue reading “1 Samuel 10: 23-27…Plucked from the baggage.”
1 Samuel 10: 17-22….Where is the man of the moment!
Now Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah. And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressingContinue reading “1 Samuel 10: 17-22….Where is the man of the moment!”
1 Samuel 10: 9-16….A vacillating Saul.
When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. And when all who knew him previously sawContinue reading “1 Samuel 10: 9-16….A vacillating Saul.”
James 5: 7-12…. Suffering
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Comment: We are notContinue reading “James 5: 7-12…. Suffering”
James 5: 1-6… An attitude to riches.
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold,Continue reading “James 5: 1-6… An attitude to riches.”
James 4: 13-17….How long do I have?
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.Continue reading “James 4: 13-17….How long do I have?”
James 4: 7-12….The positive life.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. HumbleContinue reading “James 4: 7-12….The positive life.”
James 4: 1-6…..Unbelievable behaviour!
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive,Continue reading “James 4: 1-6…..Unbelievable behaviour!”
James 3: 13-18…..Wisdom
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly,Continue reading “James 3: 13-18…..Wisdom”
As I read it! 