Jesus is about to leave and His anxious disciples wonder if He is now going to restore the kingdom to Israel, as promised in the Old Testament. Jesus assures His…
This week marked one of Israel's feasts, the Feast of Purim. What is Purim? We find out in the book of Esther. What significance does it have for the follower…
This gives a broad view of Acts and some useful 'hooks' on how to grasp and understand this very exciting and fast moving book of the Bible.
John explains to his readers that one believes in Jesus should show others the kind of love Jesus and God have shown them. Sacrificial, selfless, others-first kind of love with…
Paul concludes his last letter with a desire to see people and encourage those he knows to finish well as he did. How do we finish well ourselves? When we…
Jesus explains to His disciples that God is in the process of preparing hearts to receive His Son even when we don't see His preparation work. As the Samaritans approach…
Paul reminds we live in evil days but he says we can redeem them. Only children of God can do this. How? By the power of the Holy Spirit we…
In these few verses, a mother reminds her son (Lemuel), a Gentile king around the time of Solomon, to conduct himself wisely and speak up for the needs of the…
In this passage Nehemiah needs great wisdom and understanding how to unite God's people to the task of rebuilding the gates and walls of Jerusalem. These walls have sat for…
The sons of Issachar "understood the times and knew what to do". What that meant for them at that time was to believe on God's Word to make David king…