We want God’s best for our lives. We like His best for our children. We don’t wish for the second best, or anything beyond that, for that matter. Unfortunately, we as Christians find ourselves derailed and off the best path that God had planned for us, and instead, we settle for something less than best, something that’s just o.k. Are you tired of second best? I know I am. Maybe you have found you...

In this month’s Bible reading plan, we are introduced to a boy named David, a shepherd boy whom God appoints as King over His people, Israel (1 Samuel 16). As gotquestions.org points out, “We can learn a lot from the life of David.”Samuel’s story of the kings begins in chapter eight of 1 Samuel, where we read of him being old and his sons turning from the ways of the Lord for their own gain. It wa...

Leadership is an important part of our lives. As we can see from the beginning, God’s desire was to be our leader and walk in harmony and fellowship with His creation. The Bible reveals His intention to love, protect, and bless His people, and even though man has failed, sinned, if you please, God yearns to forgive and redeem us unto Himself.  Since man sinned in the garden and was removed from hi...

One of the reasons why many people like the Bible is because the underdog often comes away as the hero. Classic accounts of David and Goliath, Daniel and the Lion’s Den, or Moses and Pharaoh have been learned and loved by both children and adults. The reason why these accounts are memorable for all ages is because the underdog, the small and insignificant one, is set against the powerful and often...

We will not truly or adequately give praise for that which we do not recognize as being from the hand of God.The Back Story:God’s Hand in it AllWhile I’ve always loved the story of Ruth and have seen God’s hand of providence in the story every time I’ve read it, I saw it all the more sweetly in a recent study I did with my life group. God used it all - the famine, the move from Bethlehem to Moab, ...

“In their own way, amidst the bedlam and the anguish of that awful day, the men of Pearl Harbor served that noble cause, honored it. They knew the things worth living for but also worth dying for: Principle, decency, fidelity, honor.And so, look behind you at battleship row -- behind me, the gun turret still visible, and the flag flying proudly from a truly blessed shrine.Look into your hearts and...

As you read through the book of Numbers this month, you won’t be able to miss the grumbling and complaining of the Israelites, particularly in chapter 11:1-3 where we read that God sends fire down from heaven because the people complained about their hardships. In that same chapter, they are found grumbling that they have no meat or fish and they voice their complaint that there is only manna. In ...

When I was younger, I learned a great song (motions included) about the 12 spies Moses sent to reconnoiter the Promised Land (Numbers 13-14). It goes like this, “Twelve men went to spy out Canaan, ten were bad, and two were good; What do you think they saw in Canaan, ten were bad and two were good; Some saw giants big and strong, some saw grapes of clusters long, some saw God was in it all, ten we...

When I was a student in Bible college, I can vividly remember when our campus pastor announced one Sunday that he was going to embark on a new preaching series … the Book of Leviticus. As a young college student with some knowledge of the content of Leviticus, I knew this would not be an easy task, but I was also glad he took on this task. To my dismay, he didn’t cover every paragraph of the book;...

1 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My ha...