When David was a young man full of youthful strength, he took on Goliath the Gittite and overcame him. Goliath had four brothers which is why David picked up five stones. He was prepared, but he did not meet those brothers that day in his youth....But he did, years later...
Animal Farm is an imaginative, thinly-veiled commentary on Communism’s flaws. An avowed Socialist, Orwell despised Communism and portrayed it as darkly as possible, but stumbled into the truth when his farm animals said, “All animals are equal.”
The Lord Jesus knew that nobody would understand. The crowd had laughed when He had said Jairus’s daughter was only sleeping. They knew she was dead and wondered what was wrong with Jesus. Sometimes the divine Son of God simply took action and didn’t explain. This was such a time. Others meant well, but only Jesus could make this matter right.
The blessed life the Prodigal seeks and longs for comes only from confessing and forsaking the sinfulness of their wayward life. Like the father in Christ's parable of the Prodigal Son, God is waiting and willing to forgive and restore to fellowship and blessing. There is mercy waiting...
Death is the great leveler of mankind. It is the inevitable end which awaits us all, save those who live to see the Rapture. The Great Unknown! . . . What will we gain if we lose our own souls? What would we give in exchange for our souls?
Christian, when the hardness of life shakes you and leaves you spent, look to the one who will be present and active in the new Jerusalem...
The 1960s had passed, but the rebellious mindset of that time was just getting started. Young people were restless and ready to challenge old established ways. Mr. Murphy sat like a stone wall preventing students from venturing into danger. He urged us to think through our decisions.
Leah’s story is often told as a tragedy because she was caught between Jacob’s love for Rachel and the weight of her own longing to be chosen. But when we look deeper, we see that Leah wasn’t a mistake in Jacob’s story. She was a miracle in God’s plan.
Philemon needed Paul as Paul needed Philemon. I needed Bill as Bill needed me.
