Scripture Reading: Judges 5:7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. Reflections: When Israel won the war against King Jabin, Deborah and Barak, the commander of the Israelite army, composed and sang a song in...
Scripture Reading: Judges 4:15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. Reflections: Canaanite King Jabin violently repressed Israel’s population for twenty years....
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age because she judged him faithful who had promised. Reflections: Old Testament personalities are used by the author of Hebrews to show that faith is a...
Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus Reflections: Man’s capacity for emotion, judgment, and decision-making is located in the mind. Fear and anxiety, for example, can sometimes have such a negative impact on our emotions...
Scripture Reading: Acts 13:13 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. Reflections: Sergius Paulus served as the Roman governor of the city of Paphos. He had a companion named Bar-Jesus, a false prophet who used sorcery to fuel his...
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 10: 26-27 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. Reflections: To sin is to think or...
Scripture Reading: 2Kings 4:27B And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.. Reflections: Elisha possessed extraordinary prophetic capabilities. He could tell the Shunem woman was in sorrow as she...
Scripture Reading: Genesis 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Reflections: Genesis 10:9-10 describes Nimrod, grandson of Noah, as a...
Scripture Reading: Job 42:16-17 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days Reflections: Job’s faith was put to the test on multiple fronts. He lost everything he owned and...
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee. Reflections: The drought situation in the land worsened affecting agricultural production. Life became unbearable for people. To sort Elijah out, God asked him...