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.…

I hardly know where to start! Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds. Judges 6:2. Into this setting, The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon…

Judges 5 is a song sung by Deborah and Barak praising God and remembering what has happened. My heart is with Israel’s princes, with the willing volunteers among the people. Praise the Lord! v. 9. When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves – praise the Lord! v. 2.…

When I read Judges 3 and 4, I can’t help but think of the people living in those particular times influenced by the particular judges who helped free them from the oppression of foreign rulers; and of the people living within those foreign kingdoms. That got me thinking about cohorts in every age – groups…

How do I begin to share a day not 3 hours old and filled with God’s love? I’ll begin at the end of that time which is the beginning point always which is God’s words to me in prayer together: I am holding you. I am with you in this quiet time together rejoicing with…

When we take our eyes away from God, we become enveloped in darkness. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do…

I love in Judges 1 at the commentary below, it said Joshua had been the obvious successor to Moses, but there was no obvious successor to Joshua. During this crisis of leadership, Israel had to learn that no matter how powerful and wise the current leader was, their real leader was God. We often focus…

This morning, I got no further than reading the introduction to the Book of Judges…4 pages. This one book spans over 325 years. In that time, there were 12 heroes, men and women who delivered Israel from 6 different nations. From the introduction: When Joshua and the elders died, the nation experienced a leadership vacuum,…

We come to the final chapter of Joshua, Joshua 24. After reading it, I found myself curiously and troublingly filled with anxiety. Reading Scripture sometimes bruises my heart. Reading my devotionals, I found myself clinging to the passages of reassurance which I will share here later. I realized my angst was because reading about the…