Getting Our Priorities Straight A priority is anything that has first importance in our lives, and as such we live according to what we consider to be the most important thing, or our priorities. This was what was presented to Hannah by her husband Elkanah. Unable to have children she would go around mourning all […]

Our Heart’s Desire When our heart’s desire is for God’s salvation, then God withholds nothing and brings deliverance from our enemies. This was king David’s experience. “And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. For You meet him […]

Why Do You Seek Jesus? People sought Jesus because of the miraculous signs He performed in healing the sick. They began following Jesus because of the signs and what they could get, rather than for God’s peace and the entrance of God’s kingdom. “Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee […]

What Will You Seek God sent a message of courage to Jeremiah’s scribe, Baruch. He was feeling discouraged saying, “I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven’t I had enough pain already? And now the LORD has added more! I am weary of my own sighing and can find no rest” (Jeremiah 45:3). He was discouraged because […]

Misplaced Priorities During the rebuilding process of the second temple in Jerusalem, the people became tired and fatigued, because they had the wrong set of priorities. Therefore, whatever they put their hand to had negative consequences. The Lord said, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to […]

Delightful Desires When we look around it seems like the wicked are becoming more prosperous, while those who seek to do right and live their lives based upon God’s word and ways are struggling. But God tells us not to give this a second thought, because their ending will be devastating. “Do not fret because […]

An All-Sufficient Provider And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19) God will take care of our needs. But Paul never said that God would supply our greeds or desires, rather our needs. Jesus said that we are to take no thought for what […]