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Category Archives: commitment
the time that has passed
20240815 the time that has passed 1 Peter 4:3-6 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:3 For the time that has passed was sufficient to do what the Gentiles plan to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and … Continue reading
check the facts
20240527 check the facts 2 Samuel 16:1-4 (JDV) 2 Samuel 16:1 When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred … Continue reading
dodge the spears
20240406 dodge the spears 1 Samuel 18:5-16 (JDV) 1 Samuel 18:5 David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the fighting men, which pleased all the … Continue reading
Jonathan’s robe
20240405 Jonathan’s robe 1 Samuel 18:1-4 (JDV) 1 Samuel 18:1 When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s throat was bound to David’s throat in close friendship, and he cared for his throat as much as he cared for his … Continue reading
people pressure
20240328 people pressure 1 Samuel 15:10-23 (JDV) 1 Samuel 15:10 Then the word of Yahveh came to Samuel,1 Samuel 15:11 “I regret that I made Saul king, because he has turned away from following me and has not carried out … Continue reading
make your life count
20240309 make your life count 1 Samuel 7:7-8:3 (JDV) 1 Samuel 7:7 When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers went up toward Israel. When the Israelites heard about it, they were afraid because of … Continue reading
still a hot potato
20240307 still a hot potato 1 Samuel 6:1-21 (JDV) 1 Samuel 6:1 When the ark of Yahveh had been in Philistine field for seven months,1 Samuel 6:2 the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners and said, “What should we … Continue reading
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hot potato
20240306 hot potato 1 Samuel 5:6-12 (JDV) 1 Samuel 5:6 Yahveh’s hand was heavy on the inhabitants of Ashdod. He terrified the inhabitants of Ashdod and its territory and afflicted them with tumors.1 Samuel 5:7 When the men of Ashdod … Continue reading
giving Samuel back
20240227 giving Samuel back 1 Samuel 1:19-28 (JDV) 1 Samuel 1:19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow before Yahveh. Afterward, they returned home to Ramah. Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and Yahveh … Continue reading
miracles against
20231220 miracles against Psalm 135:8-12 (JDV) Psalm 135:8 He struck dead the firstborn of Egypt, both people, and animals.Psalm 135:9 He sent signs and miracles against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.Psalm 135:10 He struck dead many nations … Continue reading
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