Archive for June, 2010

Scripture

Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
Psalm 86:11
Observation

In this verse of Psalm, David is praying to God for two things. The first request of David is to [...]

Scripture

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Observation

In this passage, Paul is writing to encourage Timothy and build up his faith as he leads the church at Ephesus. He exhorts Timothy to stir up the gift of God [...]

Scripture

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. – 1 Timothy 6:12
Observation

The apostle Paul describes our walk with God as a fight. Faith comes out of a heart that trusts in Jesus and [...]

Scripture

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel. However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan. And the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in doing what is right in [...]

Scripture

“Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you” – 1 Timothy 4:16.
Observation

In the Apostle Paul’s letter here to young Timothy, he is encouraging him to let no one despise the work of God in him [...]

Scripture

“We do no know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.” 2 Chronicles 20:12
Observation

Israel faced a daunting task of going to battle against a much larger and superior army. Defeat looked like it was in the Israelites near future. However, as they took a position of humility and cried out [...]

Scripture

II Chronicles 18:3 for Isreal’s king Ahab asked Judah’s king, Jehoshaphat “will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead” He replied to him, “I am as you are, my people as your people; we will be with you in battle.” HCSB
Observation

Jehoshaphat commits to go to battle with Ahab right away. He commits himself and his [...]