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“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 As I read this story, memories came back from my childhood days. During summer break from school, once our chores were done for the day, my friends and I would set out for a day of exploring. I can remember my mother making me sandwiches to take along, for she knew we would be hungry before we returned home. Picture this little lad as he put on his sandals, reached for the lunch his mother had prepared…
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith…
“And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.” I Samuel 1:24 There are few memories as precious…
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“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14 Let us do a bit of time traveling today. Imagine that you are an Israelite woman camped in the wilderness. For a few days you have been in one spot, and you have gone about your daily routine. Each morning as you awake, the first thing you do is go to your tent door and look towards the Tabernacle. Is the cloud still hovering over the Tabernacle, or has it started to rise? Depending on the answer, you will either wake…
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.” Hebrews 13:3 Do you get up in the middle of the night when it is dark and you are half asleep? I have. Most nights I make it safely to my intended destination and back to my bed without incident. On occasion I have been quickly awakened by the mysterious dresser phenomena. You know, when that big piece of furniture suddenly jumps out and attacks your big toe! “Ouch, my toe hurts,” I cry, gritting my teeth and…
“And this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the LORD saves, for the battle is the LORD’s. He will hand you over to us.” (I Samuel 17:47, Christian Standard Bible) A favorite Bible story from childhood tells of the shepherd boy David slaying Goliath, the formidable Philistine giant. The account, found in I Samuel 17, is filled with everything that make a story exciting: (1) a bad guy (super big and mean), (2) a good guy (likable but greatly outweighed), and (3) a problem (bad guy and his buddies trying to push the…
“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:” Luke 6:37 “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:25-26 While meditating on the most important things that we need the Lord to supply us, my mind kept going back to the one we are going to look at today – a…
