Scripture: "Joshua called out the twelve men whom he selected from the People of Israel, one man from each tribe. Joshua directed them, 'Cross to the middle of the Jordan and take your place in front of the Chest of God, your God. Each of you heft a stone to your...
Scripture: "Jesus answered them, 'Do you finally believe? In fact, you’re about to make a run for it—saving your own skins and abandoning me. But I’m not abandoned. The Father is with me. I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at...
Scripture: "His brothers said, 'Why don’t you leave here and go up to the Feast so your disciples can get a good look at the works you do? No one who intends to be publicly known does everything behind the scenes. If you’re serious about what you are doing, come...
Scripture: "But Paul stood his ground. 'With all respect, Festus, Your Honor, I’m not crazy. I’m both accurate and sane in what I’m saying. The king knows what I’m talking about. I’m sure that nothing of what I’ve said sounds crazy to him. He’s known all about it for a...
Scripture: "Solomon openly defied God; he did not follow in his father David’s footsteps. He went on to build a sacred shrine to Chemosh, the horrible god of Moab, and to Molech, the horrible god of the Ammonites, on a hill just east of Jerusalem. He built similar shrines for all...
Scripture: "Elisha told him, 'Go and get a bow and some arrows.' The king brought him the bow and arrows. Then he told the king, 'Put your hand on the bow.' He put his hand on the bow. Then Elisha put his hand over the hand of the king. Elisha said, 'Now...
Scripture: "In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin’s name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: 'Good morning! You’re beautiful with...
Scripture: "Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God—soon I’ll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He’s my God. When my soul is in the dumps, I rehearse everything I know of you, from Jordan depths to Hermon heights, including Mount...
Scripture: "So watch your step, friends. Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as it’s still God’s Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn’t slow down your...
Scripture: "A bystander said, 'Master, will only a few be saved?' He said, 'Whether few or many is none of your business. Put your mind on your life with God. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires your total attention. A lot of you are going to assume that...
Scripture: "Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." Luke 5:15-16 (NIV) Perspective: We want to be connected to people. We use social media...
Scripture: "Three days later there was a wedding in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. Jesus and his disciples were guests also. When they started running low on wine at the wedding banquet, Jesus' mother told him, 'They're just about out of wine.'Jesus said, 'Is that...