Posts Tagged ‘trust’
Problems with the Messenger
“Don’t kill the messenger!” That saying likely came from the account of David putting to death the messenger who assisted in King Saul’s demise, then brought the “good” news to David that he could now become King of Israel. While that messenger was not from God, the Lord used many…
Read MoreSecret Preparation
Although the mention is very short, I have always been fascinated by the fact that a shepherd boy, David, could kill both a lion and bear with his bare hands. I think of people who have been mauled or killed by both of these animals, and the terror they still…
Read MoreSleeping Through a Storm
Mark 4:35-41 describes Jesus asleep on a cushion in the stern of a fishing boat when gale winds hit the Sea of Galilee and churned up fearful waves nearly swamping the boat. He was so exhausted from ministering to thousands that neither the violent pitching of the boat nor the…
Read MoreWe Can’t Know What We Don’t Know
Just when we think we have God figured out, He does the unexpected. This is what happened in the historical account of Abraham and Lot. When Abraham was childless, God made a covenant with Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. One year before Isaac was born,…
Read MoreOne Way or the Other
Most people know the story of Jonah being swallowed by a great fish. While many choose to look at it as an imaginative object lesson to teach obedience and the futility of running from God, in actuality, God has done stranger things than to allow a person to be swallowed…
Read MoreRanger Up!
In the American military, the Rangers are to the Army what the Seals are to the Navy, both of them elite, specially trained fighting forces. Most serious soldiers covet wearing the Ranger patch, but the fact is that two-thirds who undertake the training do not make it to the end. …
Read MoreDangerous Alliances
We have all heard the saying “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” While it carries a lot of truth, those relationships rarely outlast the momentary need. In biblical times those alliances were often strengthened through arranged or negotiated marriages. Such was the case between Jehoshaphat, King of Judah,…
Read MoreGod Knows Best
The Bible is chock-full of amazing promises that God has made to His people. There is no way in this short space to do justice to them all, and certainly each of us has our favorites. I seem to gravitate to those that defy natural conditions and circumstances. They elevate…
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