If At First You Don’t Succeed A short poem from the mid 1800’s has been quoted to help kids and adults succeed in life. The poem is called, “Try (try) again.” “Tis a lesson you should heed, Try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again.” But is it correct? We see […]

How Low Will We Go When David successfully brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, it says that he stripped down to his skivvies and danced before the Lord with all his might. When his wife, Michal, saw this display and she despised him in her heart because of his unseemly behavior. But David […]

Who Really Left Who? I find it both interesting and sad that people say God is unjust. Has God really forsaken His greatest of all creations? Doesn’t God have the strength or ability to achieve what needs to be done in our lives? Here is their complaint, “Why doesn’t God act?” And their conclusion is […]

The Old Testament Gospel Too often we relegate the Old Testament to stories and illustrations not realizing the message of the gospel is found within its pages. One such place is where no one would normally expect. Absalom murders his brother, Amnon, because he raped his sister Tamar. Afterwards he flees to Geshur to escapes […]

Sing A New Song The pinnacle of praise and worship was reached during the time of King David. He contributed more than any other to raising music to its exalted position. A look through Psalms reveals this. David was not only a man of war, but he was also a man of worship and praise. […]

Prayer Makes A Difference There is a story about a tavern being built in a small town. The Christians from the church opposed it and began an all night prayer meeting for God to intervene. That night lightening struck the tavern burning it to the ground. The owner of the tavern sued the church claiming […]

The Hiding Place It’s all about whether we’re hiding from or hiding in God. When humanity fell in the Garden of Eden, the human race has been trying to hide itself from the Lord ever since. After falling for Satan’s temptation, Adam and Eve knew of their plight before a holy and righteous God and […]

Resurrection Power There has never been a power greater than what was shown almost 2,000 years ago when Jesus rose from the grave. Even the combined destructive power of all of our atomic bombs can not equal the power of the resurrection. They may have the power to take life, but they don’t have the […]

Easter Devotionals – He is Risen The Promise God cannot make a promise and then fail to keep it. “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it […]

Easter Devotionals – He is Risen The Proclamation As Jesus hung upon the cross He was in excruciating physical pain. But the Father added to this pain, not physically but spiritually when He laid upon Him all of our sins. And since the Lord cannot look upon sin, for the first time before time even […]