Category Archives: Old Testament

He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars–if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” (Genesis 15:5 NIV) “I love the story of Abraham looking at the stars and the number of children that God promised to give him,” readContinueContinue reading “The God Who Exceeds Our Expectations”

“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’”  (Jeremiah 30:17 NIV)   This particular Scripture has come up a lot lately. I know it’s a Word from the Saviour. It’s especially fitting during a time when many aroundContinueContinue reading “Hope for the Hurting”

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (Psalm 34:8 NIV) Have you ever tried something and discovered that it’s actually as good as it promises to be? How did you feel? What did you do about it? I’m sure you didn’t keep it a secretContinueContinue reading “Tried and True”

LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. (Psalm 16:5 NLT) I believe that God has assigned each of us our portion in life and if we believe that we’ll lead contented lives. We’ll quit trying to be like someone else because we’d realize that we wereContinueContinue reading “Be Happy with Your Portion”

Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” (Genesis 32:26 NIV) Jacob spent most of his life competing with his twin brother, Esau. First, he wanted Esau’s birthright, then he wanted his blessing. And although Jacob got what heContinueContinue reading “Fight for Your Blessing”

As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. (1 Samuel 3:19 NLT) I also love the NIV translation of this verse, “The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.” In Scripture, we’re told thatContinueContinue reading “The Test of a True Prophet”

Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.” (1 Samuel 23:7 NIV) Perceiving David as a threat to the throne, King Saul began to pursue him. When Saul discovered David’s hidingContinueContinue reading “Was It Really God?”

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 NIV) The world is drawn to good-looking people, butContinueContinue reading “True Beauty”