In my devotional journal in January, I wrote, “What places will God meet me this year?” That question came after reading the biblical account of the first murder (Genesis 4). Cain, in jealous rage, killed his brother Abel after Abel’s sacrifice to God was accepted and...

Psalm 13:5 “I have trusted in your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.” Wouldn’t it be nice if all of life’s challenges had quick and easy solutions? In Psalm 13, David referred to a challenge that was neither quick nor easy to resolve. Prolonged problems...

Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;...

John 13:35 “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Loving people is a characteristic of Christians who are serious followers of Christ.  The word love used by Jesus in our text is agape, the strongest expression of love that I...

As an emissary of God, Moses led the Hebrew people out of bondage in Egypt, and delivered to them the Law of God.  As an emissary of the people, he called out to God in intercessory prayer.  Consider these examples: In Genesis 18, he interceded for people guilty of...

“Joash was seven years old when he became king, and did what the Lord considered right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him” (2 Kings 11:21 & 12:2) A seven year old king. Imagine. How in the world does a seven year old...