“Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live because she hid the messengers whom we sent.” Joshua 6:17b (ESV) Opening the door to her well-known if not well-despised inn, Rahab spied the foreigners. Terror-filled eyes searched the room for safety. Somehow, something inside her knew these men. This was drastically different…
Category: Obedience
The Power Of A Woman, Part V
“Then when the King’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.” Esther 1:20, NIV King Xerxes had a problem. His Queen publicly disrespected him. Refused his request. Made him look like a fool. “Then the King become furious and burned with…
The Power Of A Woman, Part II
Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.” I Sam 25:17 (NIV) Abigail lived in a time when a woman wasn’t formally educated and was never superior to a…
He Is With HIM, Part IX
“He is not here, He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.” Matthew 28:6 (NIV) After a quiet yet distressing Sabbath, Mary and Mary rushed to Jesus’ tomb with heavy hearts. Their beloved teacher, the One who knew them, the One who loved them, had died. It was…
He Is With HIM, Part VIII
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) A new day dawned. Silence prevailed. Jesus was gone, He had died by the will of the people. He had died a…
He Is With HIM, Part VII
“About three in the afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘My God, My God, why have you forsaken me.’” Matthew 27:47 (NIV) Excruciating pain pulsated with each weakened beat of His heart. His back ached against the coarse cross. Splinters dug into His skin with every move. His hands, sides and feet burned…
He Is With HIM, Part VI
“But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge – to the great amazement of the governor.” Matthew 27:14 (NIV) The time had come. Awaiting His sentence, He stood silently before the Governor, Pilate. The memories of betrayal, of the rough guards “guiding” Him through the garden, still fresh in His mind. Jesus…
He Is With HIM, Part V
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:20 NIV Jesus’ final day as a free man. His last chance to instruct His disciples on what they needed to know, to do, and how to make life work. Jesus knew His time with His disciples was…
He Is With HIM, Part II
“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” John 12:15 NIV Six days until His reunion with His Father. It’s time to enter Jerusalem, a place where Jesus is a marked man. Religious rulers didn’t like how this man riled the people and called the…
Mary’s Treasures, Part V
“On coming to the house, they saw the child and his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11 (NIV) Maybe Mary was having a bad day. If you’ve ever been home with a busy toddler, you…