I Will Rejoice! Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will triumph in the Lord;Read More …

A Second Time Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:—Jonah 3:1 Jonah didn’t like the assignment God gave him. God directed him to leave his homeland and go to the enemy city of Nineveh, a hostile and evil center of idol worship. There Jonah wasRead More …

Hidden from the Wise In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your goodRead More …

Bringing People to Jesus He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which means “Anointed One”). . . —John 1:41 People become known for many things. Noah is known as a righteous man in an evil age. David is known as the man after God’s ownRead More …

Prepared for Worship He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.—Malachi 3:3 The quality of our worship is not based on our activities butRead More …

It Is Your Life! “For they are not meaningless words to you but they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”—Deuteronomy 32:47 It’s puzzling that so many Christians try to live the Christian life without reading theirRead More …

Seeing with Your Eyes I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You.—Job 42:5 In his time, Job was the most righteous person on earth. He was so godly that the Lord took pleasure in pointing him out to Satan (Job 1:8). Yet, despite his loveRead More …

One Man’s Sin “Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves tomorrow, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘There are among you, Israel, things set apart. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart.’”—JoshuaRead More …

Never Too Busy But a Samaritan on his journey came up to him, and when he saw [the man], he had compassion.—Luke 10:33 If anyone could understand the temptation to let busyness distract Him from the Father’s activity, Jesus certainly could! He told a parable that clearly illustrated this danger:Read More …

Discouragement “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”—1 Kings 19:14 Kingdom work canRead More …