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 of the Sea of [...]

Scripture

Numbers 14:22-24 – Because all those men who have seen My glory and My [miraculous] signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tested and proved Me these ten times and have not heeded My voice,
Surely they shall not see the land which I swore to [...]

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 David [...]

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 a [...]

Scripture

Numbers 3:5-8
“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: ‘Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle. Also they shall [...]

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. [...]