The daily enjoyment of the Lord makes every moment a celebration of His goodness and glory. “David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it” (1 Chron 15:1). A place for everything, and everything in its place! Well, not […]
Read More… from August 28, 2024 — The Ark Arrives At Jerusalem
Jesus said, “I do not receive honor from men” ( Jn 5:41). Seek the Father’s approval, not a fickle world’s. People in the public eye should never take their press releases too seriously. One day the crowd cries, “Hosanna!” and soon, “Crucify!” One minute Paul and Barnabas are worshiped as gods, and the next being stoned. So […]
Some people think that Christ-centered ministry is not very practical. But Christ is always presented as the only practical solution to our challenges, not just as a devotional escape from reality. […]
God’s ark “in the midst”? See Lk 2:46; Mt 18:20; Jn 19:18; 20:26; Heb 2:12; Rev 1:13; 5:6; 7:17. The placing of the Ark at the spatial center of Jewish worship pointed to the spiritual center the Lord was to have among His people. On their wilderness trek, the ark was placed at the epicenter, with the tabernacle, the court, […]
Read More… from August 26, 2024 — The Ark’s Journey Inter rupted
If you’re a believer, you have millions of spiritual siblings you haven’t met yet. But you will! Next thing on God’s schedule: the mother of all family reunions (see Gal 4:26). […]
“All these men of war…came…with a loyal heart, to make David king” (1 Chron 12:38). We are introduced first to David the warrior when he’s fighting alone in Elah’s Vale. Only God was his companion in arms. In fact, after the Lord had delivered him from all his enemies, he would write, “He teaches my hands […]
It’s not what you may think. I was, in fact, leading a tour of the Holy Land. We had just visited the Shepherds’ Fields on the outskirts of Bethlehem. The tour bus mistakenly traveled back up the same road, thus providing an ideal target for a frustrated young Palestinian. It was a piece of flint […]
Gathering simply around the Lord is still the prime basis of unity among the people of God. The first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles contain the genealogies leading from Adam through Shem to Abram, and Abram’s line through Isaac and Israel to Judah. Chapter 10 recounts the ill-fated end of the rejected Saul and the fair beginnings […]