Judges 9 – Our personal goals can control our actions. When there is power and position at play, those actions can be reckless. After Gideon destroyed the altar of…
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Judges 8 – Warren Wiersbe observes, “Gideon’s choosing to avenge himself could have been the beginning of his backsliding.” Gideon’s story continues with interesting events that follow after the…
Judges 7 – “‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.” – Zechariah 4:6 Size matters. We tend to look at numbers…
Judges 6 – The pattern continues. “Again Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord…” Once again they would need to hit rock bottom before they would cry…
Judges 5 – Leadership is a gift. Wise leadership can be rare. The role of leadership within any sphere of life is important. When leadership is undertaking the work…
Judges 4 – Oh the cycle continues. The people were blessed and delivered, their hearts grew cold to God. They did evil in His sight; they endured oppression. God…
Judges 3 – “The Spirit of the Lord came upon him…” Judges 3:10 This phrase is simply a powerful reminder of the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon…
Judges 2 – The stage is set. The unraveling of Israel is about to take place as leaders would rise and lead people forward. When the leader passed, the…
Judges 1 – What began under Moses would be carried by his successor Joshua. The land of Canaan would become the land of the Israelites. The book of Judges…
2 Thessalonians 3 – There is a battle raging against each of us that is unseen. Beneath our daily life a spiritual attack goes on. The spiritual…
2 Thessalonians 2 – Lawlessness – contrary or without regard for the law; unruly, unrestrained. The word is found in both the Old and New Testament but…
1 Thessalonians 5 – When a runner comes toward the end of a race, their entire body screams in pain. Muscles ache, your throat burns and everything…
1 Thessalonians 4 – The alarm went off earlier than usual. It was a new day even though pitch black out. I was meeting a friend to…
2 Thessalonians 1 – Tone and text are sometimes hard to differentiate. We receive a text or email that comes across saying one thing and we read…
1 Thessalonians 3 – When Paul left Thessalonica there was a mid stop in Berea until trouble broke out. He ended up going to Athens leaving Silas…
1 Thessalonians 2 – There’s a saying, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” As a Believer in Christ, we…
1 Thessalonians 1 – It was the capital city of Macedonia. Thessalonica was one of the largest and most important thoroughfares on the Roman highway. From Rome…
3 John 1 – Paul calls it a gift. Hospitality is right up there as one of the giftsthe Spirit gives out to Believer’s. EveryFollower has at…
2 John 1 – 2 words – spoken often and used quite a bit in today’s age but seldom practiced: Truth and Love. Almost like an endangered species,…
1 John 5 – “You guys teach too much on obedience.” The words hung in the air. “It’s all I hear week after week, ‘We must be obedient…
1 John 4 – I remember the meeting well. Almost 20 years ago a woman whom I did not know called and said she had a word…
1 John 3 – My goodness, this chapter is chock full of so many incredible truths. Statement after statement rings out about the love of God through…
1 John 2 – Sin is inevitable. It afflicts us over and over again. Yet this is not a license to simply let it have its way. We…
1 John 1 – He had walked with Him. He was known as the ‘one Jesus loved’. A part of the inner circle of 3, John was…
Job 42 – We live in a fallen world.Believers andunbelievers are both inundated with the consequences of sin. Our God is not indifferent;Hes not uncaring…
Job 41 – Job 40 spoke of a Behemoth. A large unusual animal that does not exist today. The discussion on this animal is wide ranging as to what…
Job 40 – Weve probably all done it. Things didnt go well. We didnt get our way. We lost the promotion. The sickness led to death. Finances turned downward….
Job 39 – Its almost like Dr. Doolittle, the old story originally written in the 1920s who as most of us remember, talked to the animals. Here God, begins…
Job 38 – Finally… God speaks! For 35 chapters, God has been absent from the story. Oh yes, Job and his friends spoke of Him, but He did not…
Job 37 – For 37 chapters God allowed the storm to rage against Job. From the opening, as the curtains beyond our world into the heavenlies were cracked to…
Job 36 – Commentators point out there is a shift in Elihus words toward the end of this chapter. Yes, its possible hes running out of steam but there…
Job 35 – Paul and Silas sat in the heart of the dark damp prison. They had arrived at Philippi and immediately gone to the river to meet with…
Job 34 – Weve heard the saying “You reap what you sow.” To state it another way in well known verse, “What goes around, comes around.” Paul wrote in…
Job 33 – Elihu jumps in with full steam. Hes less formal than the others, even callingJob by name. We see coming through his words moments of sheer pride…
Job 32 – Jobs 3 friends have gone silent. It almost appears to have grown to a face off on the matter. Convinced he had some hidden sin and…
Job 31 – In what is the lengthiest response of Job yet, he declares his innocence hitting aspects of human nature and desire. Boldly he tells of how hes…
Job 30 – The emotional pain and rawness of Job is on full display. As he walked back into his past and what life had been like, he turns…
Job 29 – In remembrance of days gone by, Job revisits how life used to be. These were the glory days for him. From his words, it appears he…
Job 28 – In such beautiful words and excellent thought, Job paints the earth as a treasure trove of riches and wonder if they are willing to dig for…
Job 27 – In an interesting discourse, Jobmaintains his innocence while pleading with God. Throughout his responses back to these men and his thoughts made known, he has stated…
Job 26 – From the moment Jobs 3 friends opened their mouths, it was like a broken record. They said the same thing over and over. Its either they…
Job 25 – Sometimes theres nothing left to say. Sometimes conversations come to an impasse, a screaming halt. It seems the 3 friends of Job have done just that….
Job 24 – Weve all been there. We look upon those who are wicked, the people who seemingly get away with complete defiance to the ways of God; we…
Job 23 – In the book of Deuteronomy God is first called a Consuming Fire.” The book of Hebrews reiterates this phrase. Consider the phrase a moment – theres…
Job 22 – The third and final round begins between Job and his friends. The first cycle his friends spoke in generalities, without making their doctrine specifically to Job…
Job 21 – Suffering reveals many things to us. It pulls back the reality of where our trust is. It shows how we cope. It breaks down and drives…
Job 20 – I havent seen the movie in years, but what I recall from Ray Bradburys novel turned film, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” involves a traveling carnival,…
Job 19 – In ancient Israel, one who was called a redeemer was family member who bought and paid for a slaves freedom. As read in the book of…
Job 18 – “Death where is your sting?” – 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hes been called the Grim Reaper, the Angel of Death – An image even of foreboding being…