In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he covers a variety of topics. He shares some of the ways that he has suffered for Christ, reviews some of his travel plans and encourages the Church to be bold in their faith and love for Christ through their actions. Paul reminds us that when we...
I feel like the only thing I read is David asking for deliverance from his enemies and praising the Lord for the deliverance. I realize that David had his struggles and trials and they often went to war, but it seemed like a lot of repetition. Now that I am thinking about it, how...
While at the beginning, Job was blameless and righteous, his pride took over. He got so caught up in proving that he did not deserve this, that he refused to be quiet and listen. Calamity and struggles are not always a consequence of a sin; they are also a tool for us to learn...
Job loses everything and still refuses to curse God. He mourns, he curses the day he was born, but still has hope in the Lord. I was astounded by how awful Job’s friends were. Despite Job saying that he had committed no sin, they over and over repeated you must have sinned, repent! His...
In Numbers, 21-29, God couldn’t have made it more obvious that Israel was a blessed nation. Everyone that encountered them in battle was defeated and wiped out. They defeated the King of Arad, King Sihon and the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. Through Balaam, God showed Balak, the Moabites and the Midians that...
