Like Joseph living as a slave in Egypt, Daniel was also exiled to a foreign land 800-900 miles away. Like the young Jewish girl captured by Naaman during the war with Syria, Daniel was a captive of war with Babylonia. Once in Babylon, Daniel was forced to go to school to learn the language and […]
The eighth chapter of Romans contains such important revelation that I chose to paraphrase it. It’s too long of a chapter to include it, but I would recommend having an open Bible next to my paraphrase. PARAPHRASE 8:1-8 – Those who have accepted Jesus will never face God’s wrath and judgment. The Spirit of God […]
Though Jesus warned us that the Tribulation would be preceded with wars, it doesn’t make them any less awful. What we are witnessing in Israel and Ukraine right now are tragedies. Entire neighborhoods and cities have been decimated. As a result, far more tragic than damage to structures, has been the injury and loss of […]
Have you ever felt like getting away and escaping the pressures that weigh you down? Perhaps it is work that is repetitive and never-ending. Perhaps it is the responsibilities of being a mother of a young infant or toddler, or needing to clean the bathroom, do the laundry, fix multiple meals, or other monotonous, but […]
Giants are not only the subject of fictional children’s stories like Jack and the Beanstalk. There were actual giants who lived on Earth in the early days of the Old Testament. Probably the most famous giant was Goliath, a huge man standing over nine feet tall (Even Shaq would appear small next to him). This […]
After the exodus from Egypt, when Israel was to enter the land which God had promised to Abraham and his offspring, the people refused. As a result, God made them wander in the desert for forty years. At the end of that time, the Israelites had another opportunity to cross into Canaan, this time near […]
SATAN seeks to overthrow God. “I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” (Isaiah 14:14) JESUS seeks to obey God. “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8) SATAN wants to […]
When the Scripture uses the term “darkness,” it most often carries the negative sense of sin. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” (Isaiah 5:20) Darkness also describes the situation when the devil has […]
Frank Sinatra’s classic, “I Did It My Way,” sounded nice, as far as his voice was concerned, but the lyrics show a proud and arrogant man who faced life independent of others’ help. You’ve probably heard people say, “Nothing has ever been given to me. I’ve worked hard for everything I have.” They probably mean […]
In the village of Shunem (in the northern kingdom during the nation’s split) lived a kind and generous woman whose name we don’t know. She was hospitable to the prophet multiple times. “One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he […]