Category Archives: loyalty

lost everything?

20220524 lost everything? Ruth 1:1-5 (JDV) Ruth 1:1 It happened in the days of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to stay in the territory … Continue reading

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overflowing words

overflowing words Psalm 73:10-14 (JDV) Psalm 73:10 Consequently his people turn to them and drink in their overflowing words. Psalm 73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Can the Most High know everything?” Psalm 73:12 Look at them – … Continue reading

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primary allegiance

primary allegiance Judges 7:16-25 (JDV) Judges 7:16 Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each of the men a trumpet in one hand and a hollow1 pitcher with a torch inside it in the other … Continue reading

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good advice for everyone

good advice for everyone Joshua 22:5-6 (JDV) Joshua 22:5 Only carefully obey the command and instruction that Moses Yahveh’s servant gave you: to love Yahveh your God, walk in all his ways, keep his commands, be loyal to him, and … Continue reading

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Rahab’s biggest fear

Rahab’s biggest fear Joshua 2:2-7 (JDV) Joshua 2:2 The king of Jericho was told, “Notice, some of the Israelite men have come here tonight to investigate the land.” Joshua 2:3 Then the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab and … Continue reading

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the master’s purpose

the master’s purpose Colossians 4:2-6 (JDV) Colossians 4:2 Persist in prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:3 At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak … Continue reading

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small thread

small thread Deuteronomy 32:26-27 (JDV) Deuteronomy 32:26 “I would have said: I will cut them to pieces and blot out the memory of them from mankind, Deuteronomy 32:27 if I had not been intimidated by provocation from the enemy, or … Continue reading

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monotheon

monotheon Deuteronomy 32:12-14 (JDV) Deuteronomy 32:12 Yahveh alone led him, with no help from a foreign god. Deuteronomy 32:13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and eat the produce of the field. He nourished him with … Continue reading

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loyalty matters

loyalty matters Deuteronomy 28:15-19 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:15 “But if you do not obey Yahveh your God by carefully following all his commands and prescriptions I am giving you today, all these afflictions will come and overtake you: Deuteronomy 28:16 You … Continue reading

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heads or tails?

heads or tails? Deuteronomy 28:13-14 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:13 Yahveh will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward if you listen to Yahveh your God’s commands I am commanding you today and … Continue reading

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