Archive for February, 2010

Scripture Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39 Observation On the same day Jesus taught about the word, Jesus now gives His word to the disciples that they would be going to the other side [...]

Scripture Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Observation In the passages of Scripture in Psalm 90, the Psalmist meditates on the eternal everlasting existence of God and recognizes the vapor of time that a person actually lives on earth in comparison. To God, a [...]

Scripture Psalms 27:4 – One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. Observation This verse finds itself in the context of [...]

Scripture “When either a man or a woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazerite , to seperate himself to the Lord,” Numbers 6:2 Observation The Nazerites were Israelites who took a special vow to abstain from certain behaviors, which represented their commitment to God. The behaviors they abstained from were simply [...]

Scripture Acts 24: 16 “So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.” Observation Paul is being accused of wrong doing and brought before a judge, Felix. Paul defends himself yet does not back down from His belief in Christ. Keeping my conscience clear is a big deal to me. Even [...]

Scripture And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy [...]

Scripture Acts 18:5-6 When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on [...]