Scripture Reading: 2Sam 5:20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baalperazim. Reflections: The Philistines launched an attack on David as soon...
Scripture Reading: Luke 18:34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Reflections: Jesus told His disciples that he would be humiliated, flogged, and crucified but would rise again on the third day. Despite being given...
Scripture Reading: Est 6:10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. Reflections: Mordecai was described...
Scripture Reading: Judge 16:5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every...
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. Reflections: God did not create the whole world in one day. He first created day and night, and then followed up with other activities...
Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Reflections: The Apostle Paul’s caution to the Philippian church was stern: “Beware of dogs.” “Beware” means being alert to potential risks or dangers. Paul’s statement suggests that if one fails to be vigilant of dogs...
Scripture Reading: Act 7:35 This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. Reflections: The circumstances surrounding Moses’s birth indicated...
Scripture Reading: Exo 33:14-15 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. Reflections: What sets apart God’s people from others is His presence. Moses recognized this...
Scripture Reading: Judges 14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is...
Scripture Reading: Phil 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things, I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. Reflections: Paul tells the Philippians that he has learned the...