When Job heard this, he tore his clothes and shaved his head because of his great sorrow. He knelt on the ground, then worshiped God and said: “We bring nothing at birth; we take nothing with us at death. The LORD alone gives and takes. Praise the name of the LORD!” In spite of everything,ContinueContinue reading “Responding to Calamities”
Category Archives: Old Testament
Good Job!
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. (Ecclesiastes 9:10 NIV) I believe that the reason many people are not satisfied with their job and therefore can’t give it their best is because that’s not the job they were meant to do. I worked with students whose aim was to findContinueContinue reading “Good Job!”
Help Wanted
We were meant to enjoy our work, and that’s the best thing we can do. (Ecclesiastes 3:22 CEV) I believe that working for a living is God’s will for us. Since the beginning, God appointed man to work. Genesis 2:15 tells us that God put Adam to work in the Garden of Eden. Jesus, too,ContinueContinue reading “Help Wanted”
Your Best Advocate
Only you can say that I am innocent, because only your eyes can see the truth. (Psalm 17:2 CEV) Have you ever been wrongfully accused or judged for something that you did or didn’t do? What did you do about it? If you’re like me, you probably spent your time and energy trying to explainContinueContinue reading “Your Best Advocate”
Know Your Boundaries
You set a boundary they cannot cross. (Psalm 104:9 NIV) Isn’t it funny how someone can get mad and speed past you, but you all end up at the same red light together? No matter how careless someone might be on the road, they still have to obey the law. It’s called boundaries. God hasContinueContinue reading “Know Your Boundaries”
Humility vs. Pride
Too much pride can put you to shame. It’s wiser to be humble. (Proverbs 11:2 CEV) Throughout the Bible, humility stands out in sharp contrast to pride, which should make us want to choose humility over pride, but being human, it’s easier said than done. The only time the Bible permits pride is in JeremiahContinueContinue reading “Humility vs. Pride”
By My Spirit
Then he said to me, “This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.” (Zechariah 4:6 NLT) The temple was being rebuilt, but would it look as glorious as it had once been? With no king from David’sContinueContinue reading “By My Spirit”
The True Warrior
“As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” (1 Chronicles 14:15 NIV) In First Chronicles 14, the Philistines come twice to attack David, the newly appointedContinueContinue reading “The True Warrior”
Dressing Right
Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am notContinueContinue reading “Dressing Right”
Appreciate What You Have
‘”I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more. Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed?”‘ (2 Samuel 12:8-9 NLT) King David had more thanContinueContinue reading “Appreciate What You Have”
Rising with the Son 