Jump Start # 1343
Jump Start # 1343 Acts 15:39-40 “And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. But Paul chose Silas and left, being committed by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.” Luke, who wrote Acts, is detailing the […]
Jump Start # 1342
Jump Start # 1342 Ecclesiastes 12:13 “The conclusion when all has been heard is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.” Yesterday afternoon I was honored to hold my newest grandchild. She was so tiny and pink and only a few hours into this world. Her little eyes opened, […]
Jump Start # 1341
Jump Start # 1341 1 Corinthian 16:13 “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” One of the characteristics of Paul’s writings is found in our verse today. In our modern concepts we would call these “bullet points.” He lists short phrases of action that he expected brethren […]
Jump Start # 1340
Jump Start # 1340 Hosea 1:2 “When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the Lord.” Our verse today, directed to the prophet Hosea, is one of the most difficult […]
Jump Start # 1339
Jump Start # 1339 2 Peter 1:3 “see that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who call us by His own glory and excellence.” Our verse today from Peter’s second letter is such that ought to give us confidence and assurance. […]