1 Samuel 14:6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” Great victories can be won by only a few Continue Reading…
Joshua 1:7 “Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.” What does “courage” look like to you? Maybe you picture courage as Sam and Frodo fighting through unthinkable evil to throw the Ring into the fires of Continue Reading…
Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Do you ever feel like you’re facing a coalition of problems? It seems like trouble presses in from every side until you Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. I once heard someone say, “A nation that fails to honor their heroes will soon have no heroes to honor.” So who are our country’s heroes? Who are your heroes? Colson Center Continue Reading…
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. One of my students recently gave his tribute speech honoring his aunt. He constructed a beautiful acronym to describe her virtues. When he got to the “O” in his speech, he said, “O stands for obstinate!” What? He explained how his aunt’s obstinate refusal to give Continue Reading…
Nehemiah 2:8 “…And because the gracious hand of my God was on me, the king granted my requests.” [NIV] You have undoubtedly heard of the X factor. The dictionary defines it as “a variable in a situation that significantly impacts the outcome.” A whole music franchise was developed by Simon Continue Reading…
1 Samuel 11:2 But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you only on the condition that I gouge out the right eye of every one of you and so bring disgrace on all Israel.” Are you a one-eyed Christian? The Ammonites were pressing hard against the little Israelite city Continue Reading…
Romans 15:4 “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” You’re probably familiar with the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Continue Reading…
Numbers 13:31-32 “… ‘We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.’ And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored….” Do you recognize these names: Shammua, Shaphat, Igal, Palti, Gaddiel, Gaddi, Ammiel, Sethur, Nahbi and Geuel? Probably not. These are the ten Continue Reading…
Job 21:3 “Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.” You’re probably familiar with the pop expression, “Rock on.” Well how about “Mock on”? After Job suffered the loss of family, fortune and physical well-being, his three friends came to comfort him. But they Continue Reading…