As I look at this world today, I can’t help but think about the lessons Samson learned in Judges 16. He put his trust in his powerful strength and in a woman named Delilah. His powerful strength didn’t come from him and Delilah trusted in different things. Remember Samson’s mother? Remember how the angel of…

Sometimes when we worry we feel a weight that doesn’t let us move forward or backward or up or down. We are held. The greatest weight is for those we love who are in pain. We feel it in every fiber of our being and its weight is heavy. I thought about that this morning…

Yesterday I was listening to Hillsong Worship in the car and the beautiful song So Will I (100 Billion X) written by songwriters Benjamin William Hastings, Michael John Fatkin and Joel Timothy Houston played on my CD. As I tried to sing along I knew I was missing beautiful words so I printed them out…

In how many ways do we doubt God? In how many ways do we underestimate Him? In how many ways are we oblivious? There is a remarkable story in Judges 13. An angel of the Lord appears to a woman and talks to her. He tells her she will bear a son and then gives…

Have you ever thought about how many grains of sand layer a seashore? How many pebbles or rocks build hills and mountains? How many drops of water form the deep oceans? Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:…

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5. I read that verse yesterday in Hearing God and it resonated in so many ways today in what I read in Judges 11. We meet an illegitimate son of a man named Gilead. Jephthah was a mighty warrior v. 1, whose…

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The…

When I read difficult passages like those in Judges 9, I feel darkness creeping in. The darkness of a world without the light that can only come from God guiding us. The thing is, we need to want His light guiding us. We meet Abimelek, son of Gideon (Jerub-Baal) by his concubine who lived in…

Why do we read Scripture? How else will we begin to know God? Not a distant, unknowable God but the Creator God who created you and everything including every single air molecule you breathe with every breath…every single thing you hold dear and cherish whether family, mountains, oceans deep, hills covered in trees, deserts, love…

I come before you this morning a little humbled. I have read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation many times and in that reading I keep seeking deeper understanding. Lately, I seek understanding so I can share that with you. What did He tell me this morning in prayer with Him? Be still with Me.…