23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Just like God’s people, we all have sinned. Because we have sinned, we are separated from God. But through God’s gift to us, his Son,...
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. God’s people, the Israelites, had a cycle: SIN, CONSEQUENCES OF SIN, SORROW OVER SIN, TURN BACK TO GOD, GOD SENDS A REDEEMER. God...
4 Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at the time. Pretty amazing that a woman was leading Israel! Even more amazing that a woman killed the king! God always has the right people at the right place at the right time. What...
16 Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. God raised up Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar to deliver His people when they cried out to Him. As long as the judge was alive, the people followed...
3 Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases” God does everything for His glory and our good. God’s people were disobedient and needed someone to help them obey. God used Deborah to help them. God can use us too. What...
18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who...
14 “Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed” The bad news: Computers fail. Phones fail. In time the sun will fail, and so will the earth. And people fail too. The Bible tells us that all of us have sinned, or in other words…we failed....
3 “You yourselves have everything the LORD your God has done to these nations for your sake.” As Joshua spoke these words, I bet the Israelites were smiling. They had marched, a trumpet sounded, and walls fell down. They watched hailstones land on their enemies and...
1 “the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them…” Think your life gets busy or tough? Look back on Joshua’s timeline; He spied the Promised Land then got stuck in the desert for 40 years, became Israel’s leader, led them through battles,...
8 “The LORD said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.’” Ever had something really bad going on? Picture waking up and having to face not one, but...