When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns, and some Hebrews crossed the fords of the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still atContinue reading “1 Samuel 13: 6-10… Whoops, what have I done!”
Category Archives: Obedience
1 Samuel 12: 19-25…. Agreements between two parties.
And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet doContinue reading “1 Samuel 12: 19-25…. Agreements between two parties.”
1 Peter 2: 22-25….The Easter Event – fact and purpose.
He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin andContinue reading “1 Peter 2: 22-25….The Easter Event – fact and purpose.”
1 Peter 2:9-12….A high Calling.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, butContinue reading “1 Peter 2:9-12….A high Calling.”
1 Peter 1: 17-21….The Impartial Judge.
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ,Continue reading “1 Peter 1: 17-21….The Impartial Judge.”
1 Peter 1: 10-16….You live in the now, so roll up your sleeves!
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves butContinue reading “1 Peter 1: 10-16….You live in the now, so roll up your sleeves!”
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!”
1 Samuel 9: 11-17 Saul and the seer meet on the road!
As they went up the hill to the city, they met young women coming out to draw water and said to them, “Is the seer here?” They answered, “He is; behold, he is just ahead of you. Hurry. He has come just now to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on theContinue reading “1 Samuel 9: 11-17 Saul and the seer meet on the road!”
1 Samuel 8: 19-9; 2….A decision made.
But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” And when Samuel had heard all the wordsContinue reading “1 Samuel 8: 19-9; 2….A decision made.”
Hebrews 12: 25-29… There is more to come!
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more IContinue reading “Hebrews 12: 25-29… There is more to come!”