Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 15 - 16 "And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is …
Month: March 2015
After God’s Heart
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 13 - 14 "And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which He commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought …
The LORD Will Not Forsake His People
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 9 - 12 "Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and He shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which …
The LORD; Our Ebenezer
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 5 - 8 "And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve Him only: and He will deliver you …
The Revealed LORD
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 2 - 4 "And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for …
A Kinsman Nearer
Today's Reading: Ruth 2 - 1 Samuel 1 "And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I." Ruth 3:12 (KJV) Ruth had been faithful to Naomi in returning to the land of Promise and the inheritance of Elimelech. Naomi was poor, needed to sell the …
In His Own Eyes
Today's Reading: Judges 20 - Ruth 1 "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25 (KJV) Please remember chapter 17 verse six; 18:1, and 19:1 as we look at the above verse. I mentioned the above verse in the March 24, …
Hands on the Threshold
Today's Reading: Judges 18 - 19 "Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light. And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his …
The Penitent’s Cry
Today's Reading: Judges 14 - 17 "And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. And Samson took hold of the two middle …
The LORD Did Wondrously
Today's Reading: Judges 11 - 13 "So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the Angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the Angel …
Just Reward
Today's Reading: Judges 9 - 10 "Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: and all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal." Judges 9:56-57 (KJV) Jerubbaal …
The Rule
Today's Reading: Judges 7 - 8 "Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over …
It Came to Pass
Today's Reading: Judges 4 - 6 "And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, that the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you …
Place of Weeping
Today's Reading: Judges 1 - 3 "And an Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break My covenant with you. And ye …
For He is Our God
Today's Reading: Joshua 22 - 24 "And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; for the LORD our God, He it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great …