What shall I do, Lord? —Acts 22:10 God ordered Saul to destroy Amalek—every last person, every last head of livestock. After trouncing them he pranced back home—with Amalek’s King Agag and Amalek’s choicest livestock in tow. Confronted by Samuel, Saul whimpered that he spared the spoils because his people demanded […]
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Rejoice that your names are written in heaven. —Luke 10:20 Someone at the Social Security Administration hit the wrong key and zapped Laura Brooks’ name, digitally killing her. Laura is just one among thousands of still-breathing people in the Social Security graveyard. Some victims have spent as long as 18 years proving
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. —Hebrews 13:7 Can you remember a teacher who took an interest in you and made you feel special? Or a grandparent who loved you, listened to you, and assured you that everything was going to be OK?
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Do this in remembrance of me. —Luke 22:19 Jabesh Gilead was in the crosshairs of the sadistic King Nahash. “I’m going to mark you as mine by gouging out the right eye of every last one of you,” said Nahash. “You can fight me and die, or
Make every effort to live in peace with all men. —Hebrews 12:14 Where there are people there will be conflicts: in community, workplace, family, even church. (There must be a scripture somewhere that says, “Where two or three are gathered in my
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When David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. —Acts 13:36 Think about this. If there had been just one different husband-wife match-up in your genealogical tree you wouldn’t be here. But here you are at this specific time, in this specific
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Nothing is impossible with God. Abraham and Sarah would soon have a hundred candles on their cake. They had no children, not one. So when God told them their descendants would be as numberless as the stars they cracked up. “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” God asked. “I will return to you at the
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We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. —Romans 5:1 The verdict? Guilty! (Rom. 3:23). The sentence? Death! (Rom. 6:23). But Jesus came down, stepped up, and died in your place. You walked away … Justified. You have been “justified freely by his grace” (Rom. 3:24).
I will be with him in trouble. —Psalm 91:15 The Papago Freeway Tunnel is a half-mile slice of Interstate Highway 10 that snakes under downtown Phoenix. Motorists in trouble can contact the Papago controller by picking up one of the emergency phones in the tunnel. It’s a remarkable piece
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The Father … has qualified you to share in the inheritance … —Colossians 1:12 Your Last Will and Testament declares how you have decided to divvy up your possessions. Jesus’ Will did the same. The night before he died, he told his disciples, “In my Father’s house are many rooms … I
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