The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching the word of God to wait on tables. “Brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we…
Have you ever been falsely accused of something? It happens. The motive behind such an action may be done out of spite, envy, or the desire to make themselves look better. It hurts when your good name and reputation are unjustly attacked. Those false accusations may cause you to suffer…
“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” (John 6:9, NKJV) Recently, I heard a minister relate the very familiar story of the feeding of the 5,000—with a twist. He told the story from an angle that…
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105, NKJV) When I moved into a new (to me) home several years ago, I invested in changing all the lightbulbs in the house over to LED lights. Although they cost more than other types of bulbs,…
“Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled. (Mark 5:19-20, ESV). These are…
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27, ESV) I frequently use my dad’s old, worn Bible (now held together by duct tape) to read a morning passage. Today it fell open to Jeremiah 32, and I quickly noticed that he…
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). A friend and I met for lunch one day recently. It had been a while since we’d been together, so we needed a place that was quiet enough for easy conversation without shouting over the background noise. A quiet eatery…
“But Noah found favor with the LORD . . . So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.” (Genesis 6:8 and 22, NLT) Near where I live is an area with a Walk of Fame that honors more than 150 famous people from the Greater St. Louis area.…
“For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” (Ezra 7:10, ESV) How do you turn a nation back to God when it seems to have lost its way? That question seems relevant…