The Ultimate Telephone Game

Exodus 39:43 (NIV) Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded.  So Moses blessed them.  You may recall a game from years back called “The Telephone Line Game” or “The Telephone Game.”  With all of the games out today this...

Observations and Interpretations

Mark 1:35 (NIV) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.  There is a lot going on in this one verse of Scripture.  If you are casually reading God’s Word, you may miss...

God Is Not A Vending Machine

Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) (Jesus spoke these words), “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” This is a classic...

One Way to Lack Nothing

Proverbs 28:27 (NIV) He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.  I will assume that no one plans or desires to be cursed.  Therefore, the emphasis of this devotional will be on giving to the poor.  There are...

Fear the Lord and Walk In His Ways

Psalm 128:1-4 (NIV) Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to Him.  You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around...