Our scheduled reading for today is Judges 11 through 13. The events of Jephthah is a tough one to negotiate, comprehend, and understand. However, this man is named in the New Testament book of Hebrews chapter 11 as a hero of the faith. Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he …
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The Captain of the Host of the LORD
We pray the Lord of all creation was worshiped and glorified in your times of worship yesterday. Our reading for today is Joshua 3 through 6. The following excerpt is from chapter 5. And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children …
Respect for the Man of God
"Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, 'Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.' But the angel of …
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 …
040311 …There stood a Man over against him with His sword drawn in His hand…
"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a Man over against him with His sword drawn in His hand: and Joshua went unto Him, and said unto Him, 'Art Thou for us, or for our adversaries?' And He said, 'Nay; …
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Scripture Of The Day 112210
"And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, 'Be …
Scripture Of The Day 092810
"And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, …