Retro

Samson was committed by his parents to a Nazarite devotion even before his birth. Normally a Nazarite vow was taken voluntarily for a short period of time as a special devotion to God, but Samson’s Nazarite devotion was to be for his entire life. His long hair was a sign of his commitment to God […]

“Curse God and die.” (Job 2:9) This is what Job’s wife told Job after he lost everything. She was saying that ultimately God is behind all of this, and absolutely nothing meaningful can come out of it. She is saying God’s in control and His goodness can’t be trusted, so just curse Him and die.

When with sorrow I am stricken, Hope my heart anew will quicken, All my longing shall be stilled. To His lovingkindness tender Soul and body I surrender; For on Him alone I build. Ps. 52:8b says, “I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and forever.” the word lovingkindness is the Hebrew word Chesed. It’s

Sometimes I hear about Movers, Shakers, and Players. These are people, usually Men of influence and power, that have Alpha personalities and know how to make things happen. These are the kind of people who are builders and high achievers. They are not easily moved, because they are leaders, and are a lot better at

One of my favorite Mother Teresa quotes about living a surrendered life is “Take what He gives, and give what He takes with joy in your heart.” To live this kind of life several things must be at work in our hearts. For one, we have to be totally abandoned to the will of God.

Isa 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. I was thinking about this verse yesterday and how much hoped it offered. To be ransomed is to be

1 Kings 17:8-16 8Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 9“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow

1 Samuel 16:1 “Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have selected a king for Myself among his sons.” This is one

I believe that true victory in our walk with Christ is often more reactive than It is proactive. Of course we constantly do proactive things to prepare us for the battle, but often the battle comes at us from unexpected places, and at unexpected times. When that happens, how we react to life will determine

Job 42 Job’s Confession (NASB) 1 Then Job answered the Lord and said, 2 “I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. 3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which