Have you ever stopped and pondered why God would save you? or How He could use you to do something? Do you ever get a desire to do something for Him and then you remember who you are and all of the things that you need to straighten up before He would use you? Though it is true that there are some things in life that we must correct before we can serve in higher capacities, many a saint of God has let opportunity after opportunity pass with the excuse of their own insufficiency. The story of David’s soldiers ought to encourage you to serve now.
If truth and error are mixed, the result is a false religion. This is the story of the birth of the false religion of Dan.
This passage tells of the translation of Elijah to heaven, but the real story is about Elisha. He is determined to follow his master to the end and he desires a double portion of Elijah’s blessing. We see that he gets the blessing and begins to perform some of the miracles for which he is known.
The sorrow of childbirth is often exceeded by the sorrows of seeing the needs of your child and toiling over their wellbeing. A mother’s lot is often defined by her tears.
An idol is a pagan god or any object of excessive devotion or admiration. Each person has idols of the heart that they must contend with.
The story of Gideon shows how God can give the victory if we will trust entirely in Him.
Israel will continue to spiral downward away from their God but He will continue to hear their pleas for help and send them deliverers.
Adonibezek loses his thumbs and great toes; Othniel gets a wife, Achsah; Achsah gets a field and two springs.
