We need to make sure we keep things right between others, especially those we are closest to.  Our conscience convicts us when we know we should make some thing right or apologize, it is just our pride that keeps us from doing it. Proverbs 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou…

Moses sent them to war with holy instruments. Our military used to put good chaplains in the ranks to preach the Word and encourage men for battle. Numbers 31:6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the…

Virtue went out of our Lord on a regular basis.  He came to minister, not to receive.  After we are saved, we have the same calling. Luke 6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. Virtue Went Out Virtue went out of our…

The blind man here in Bethsaida was not looking for the Lord.  He had others that brought him. Mark 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. The Blind Man The blind man here in Bethsaida was not looking for the Lord.  He…

There needs to be wisdom in the streets in the America.  Street preaching is still viable in this day and age even if it is not practiced as much as it used to be. Proverbs 1:20-21 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in…

Life can feel like a bag with holes at times.  When we try to get comfort out of the things of the world, we are fighting a losing battle.  People and things are going to disappoint. Haggai 1:6. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink,…

Korah, Dathan and Abiram were spiritually blind.  They thought everyone of the children of Israel were holy. Numbers 16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them:…

God commanded the children of Israel to put fringes of remembrance in the borders of their garments so they would look at them and remember God's commands throughout the day. Numbers 15:37-39. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the…

The children of Israel had a spirit of unbelief.  They had ten times that God showed mighty in their lives yet they still doubted God could overcome the Giants of Canaan and allow them to conquer the promise land. Numbers 14:23-24 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither…

God needs to break the heart if there is any chance we are going to live for Him.  The Word of God is the hammer that God uses to break the stony heart into pieces. Psalms 51:17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt…

Moses and the children of Israel had finished offering their offerings for the dedication of the tabernacle.  At the end of that, Moses went into the tabernacle to speak to the Lord. Numbers 7:89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of…

We should buy the truth and don’t sell it. We buy the truths of God by investing and giving our lives to the Lord. A close, intimate relationship with the Lord should be valued above all things in life. Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Buy…

The surnamed disciples here were given special names to describe them by the Lord.  Peter, James and John were the only three that received these special nicknames. Mark 3:16-17 And Simon he surnamed Peter; And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons…

The desire of the slothful is going to kill him.  He wants things but he does not have the initiative to work. Proverbs 21:25-26 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.  He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. The Desire of the…