"out of her poverty". You are never so poor that you have nothing to give to the Lord. This lady proves this to be true. It can be easy to ... Read more

"I have placed my cause in your hands". Jeremiah has been called the weeping prophet but could equally well be described as suffering and brave! He was ridiculed and scorned ... Read more

"David ran quickly towards the battle line to meet him". Some possible reasons why David ran to kill the giant, Goliath: 1. He wanted to get on with what God ... Read more

"a reason of the hope that is within you". That hope is of eternal life and salvation through faith in Jesus and the reason for that hope you should be ... Read more

"the half of my goods I give to the poor". Zacchaeus had obviously heard about Jesus but he had not had a personal encounter. He wanted to see Jesus and ... Read more

"they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away". They 'burned them' as the AV says. Some things that are left to you are a snare ... Read more

"Sing unto the Lord a new song". You can only do this when you have a new heart, for the song of the Lord is known only by the children ... Read more

"The woman said to him, 'I know the Messiah is coming' ". Until she met Jesus, the woman in Samaria lived in a 'one day it will happen' world. Many ... Read more

"we are not carrying on a worldly war". But we are fighting, all the same. The Christian wrestles with principalities and spiritual forces of evil that are attacking his own ... Read more

"The spirit of Elijah is resting upon Elisha". This was how the company of the prophets described the transference of power from one to the other when Elijah was taken ... Read more