Begin
Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you. —1 Chronicles 22:16 There is something you need to do, right? You intend to do it, and have been promising yourself that you will. But you haven’t. Why? …
Thank You
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. —1 Chronicles 16:34 A mannerly child is lovely, but every parent knows that it takes a lot of teaching and training to produce one. When something nice has been done or something good has been …
Six Months to Live
Put your house in order,because you are going to die. —2 Kings 20:1 If your doctor said, “You have six months to live,” would your priorities …
Finish Strong
His heart was not fully devoted to the Lord. —1 Kings 11:4 “They can’t finish!” is a frequent beef when a sports team is on a losing streak. They start strong, but sputter to a …
Blurred Vision
You are the man! —2 Samuel 12:7 David was livid. Nathan had just told him about the despicable act of a rich rancher. Instead of butchering one of his hundreds of head of livestock, when it came time to set the table for a visiting friend he climbed the fence and stole the only lamb …
Underdog
The battle is the Lord’s. —1 Samuel 17:47 Once upon a time a shepherd boy with a sling and five rocks faced-off with a giant. You’re not jumping to the end of this entry to see what happened, because you already know. It’s a well-known story about a nearly-unarmed, nearly-naked kid taking on a nine-foot, …
Attack
This day the Lord will hand you over to me. —1 Samuel 17:46 If David had known that for thousands of years he would be praised as a hero for his skirmish with Goliath, he would have protested—because the …
Little Rock, Big God
I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty. —1 Samuel 17:45 Eighty times—every morning and every evening for 40 days—the giant Goliath strutted into the valley and …
Judging by the Superficial
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. —1 Samuel 16:7 Physical beauty isn’t a vice, but it is a danger—to both the one who has it and to the one who observes it. The one who has it is susceptible to arrogance and …
Unlikely People in Unlikely Places
She found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz. —Ruth 2:3 You do what you have to do. For Ruth that meant scavenging the …