Daily Devotional Commentary | Uplook Ministries

June 29, 2026 — Hurry, Lord!

We’re all driven by the pitiless and inexorable march of time. There is only one Lord of time. Trust Him. ...

June 26, 2026 — Hidden Gems

The old line, “The New is in the Old concealed; the Old is in the New revealed,” is certainly true...

June 25, 2026 — The Suffering Servant

“Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” (Lk 24:26, BSB). Sauntering through an...

June 24, 2026 — The Great Escapes

The Bible’s boring? Christ’s escape from death makes possible our escape stories. And Israel’s, too! Having presented the great battle...

June 23, 2026 — Two Battle Scenes

The battle in Judges 4 and 5, explains the psalmist, is a prototype of the great battle at Calvary! Reading...

June 22, 2026 — The Great Rescue Mission

“You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold” (Ps 68:13). As...

June 19, 2026 — Riding Forth To Conquer

Ready to do some riding? Here comes our Champion, calling us to join Him in His triumphal march. In Psalm...

June 18, 2026 — Lord, Haste The Day

“For every prophecy on the first coming of Christ, there are eight on Christ’s second coming.” — G. Sweeting It...

June 17, 2026 — God’s Amazing Works

“Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow: Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!” —T.O. Chisolm We began a...

June 16, 2026 — Show & Tell

“All I have needed Thy hand hath provided: Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!” —T.O. Chisolm Psalm 66, in...

June 15, 2026 — The Giver God

“This is true faith—a living confidence in the goodness of God.” —Martin Luther The soul is overwhelmed with the endless...

June 12, 2026 — The Arrow’s Point

“Assailed by scandal and the tongue of strife, Our only answer is the blameless life.” —Wm. Cowper You can’t read...

June 11, 2026 — The Flourishing Soul

When your body argues that there’s no good reason to continue, call on your spirit. It agrees with God. 1419....

June 10, 2026 — Unmoved!

What makes us “steadfast, immovable” (1 Cor 15:58)? Look back to the cross and ahead to the glory. Psalm 62 is in...

June 9, 2026 — Return Of The Exile

Safe on the Rock, dwelling in His tabernacle, under His wings—mixed metaphors never sounded so good! It seems appropriate that...

June 8, 2026 — Victory Through Virtue

How ready God is to give us another chance! Like His wisdom, He is “easy to be entreated” (Jas 3:17, KJV). The...

June 5, 2026 — A Prayer, Asking God—For God!

Why should the wicked fear God’s mercy? Because His mercy for us means wrath upon our oppressors. Psalm 59 has...

June 4, 2026 — Destroy Or Not—Is That The Question?

Mercy and wrath are united in the character of God. His wrath defends those who trust in His mercy. Psalms...

June 3, 2026 — A Whirlwind Of Wrath

The tribulation will be “unmatched from the beginning of the world until now” (Mt 24:21, BSB). What will the faithful sing? Although...

June 2, 2026 — Mercy & Truth

“All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies” (Ps 25:10). ...

June 1, 2026 — When I Am Afraid

We are “as sheep in the midst of wolves,” so we need to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves” (Mt 10:16). Another...

May 29, 2026 — But It Was You!

You cannot betray a friend without, in the end, finding that you have stabbed your own heart. As with the...

May 28, 2026 — Eyes & Ears On The Ground

The believer has instant access to Information Control—the One who sees all, knows all, and can do all. Psalm 54...

May 27, 2026 — Say It Again, Psalm

The infidel forces that besiege our media, universities, and culture will soon be nothing but bleached bones. Sometimes it’s good...

May 26, 2026 — Slashing With Tongue & Sword

“Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips” (Rom 3:13, CSB). Psalm...

May 25, 2026 — The Heart-Altar Reignited

We should never sin that grace may abound, but when forgiveness is found, praise should abound. In our last study...

May 22, 2026 — The Way Back

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” —C.S. Lewis We...

May 21, 2026 — An Autopsy Of Sin

We need a better King than David, One who never sinned, but who also can make us clean. The Sunday...

May 20, 2026 — The Tribunal

We are now one-third of the way on our journey through the Psalms. More green pastures ahead! Coming to Psalm...

May 19, 2026 — Fading Fortunes

The way to transfer treasure to heaven is to invest in people who are going there (see 1 Thess 2:19). ...

May 18, 2026 — Money Troubles

If “the redemption of their souls is costly” (Ps 49:8), who can calculate the waste of a soul lost forever? As we...

May 15, 2026 — The Sides Of The North

It’s easy to skip over a phrase like this, but better to trip over the truth and discover a treasure. ...

May 14, 2026 — The God Of Zion

Don’t expect to see the president while touring the White House. So let’s visit Zion instead. We haven’t finished with...

May 13, 2026 — The Zion Of God

“…Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there” (1 Ki 11:36). This is the city...

May 12, 2026 — Getting Loud!

Of course Scripture speaks of being still and of quiet contemplation. But sometimes loud is good! You may have grown...

May 11, 2026 — Up In The High Notes

Thank God for holy women! How signally blessed we are when we have them in our lives. Psalm 46 was...

May 8, 2026 — The Bride

The queen mother may portray redeemed Israel, the mother of the Man-child (Rev 12) and wife of Jehovah. Concluding his...

May 7, 2026 — The Bridegroom

Jesus said, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?” (Mt 9:15). Not everyone enjoys...

May 6, 2026 — The Palace Wedding

Human history begins and concludes with a wedding. In both cases, the Father gives away the bride. A superficial reading...

May 5, 2026 — Suffering Saints

Here’s a psalm for those experiencing Jesus’ words, “In the world you will have tribulation” (Jn 16:33). We’ve been regaled with exploits...

May 4, 2026 — Come On, Soul!

With this psalm, you may feel like you’re reading someone else’s mail. Or others are reading yours! As noted, Psalm...

May 1, 2026 — Thirsty For God

“Whoever drinks of the water that I [Christ] shall give him will never thirst” (Jn 4:14). Psalm 42 has an obvious pattern. There...

April 30, 2026 — Spared At The Brink

Life’s hardest decisions are often choosing to show love to God over loyalty to family (Mt 10:37). Psalm 42, the...

April 29, 2026 — Amen And Amen

Like a dual lock on a cask of treasures, David concludes Book I of the Psalms with a double “So...

April 28, 2026 — Let’s Be Real

Early Christians were epistles “known and read by everyone” (2 Cor 3:2, ISV). What says the Epistle by You? You can hardly...

April 27, 2026 — Awl In

“My ears You have opened.” That the King of kings should thus come to be the Servant of servants!” So far,...

April 24, 2026 — “Behold, I Come…”

No animal at the same time could be a sweet savor, and non-savor, offering. But Christ is all in all! ...

April 23, 2026 — A New Saint, A New Song

When I trust the Lord, my blessed life becomes evidence to encourage many others to trust Him, too. Who could...

April 22, 2026 — Learning Life Lessons

Sometimes we settle for a band-aid solution in life instead of letting the Lord excise the whole problem. We noticed...

April 21, 2026 — Ready To Explode

What should we do when we have a build-up of bad feelings? Let it all out? Try to hold it...

April 20, 2026 — Battles On Two Fronts

“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes.” —G....

April 17, 2026 — Having Our Roots In God

This desert world sucks us dry if we sink our roots in here. But “the river of God is full of...

April 16, 2026 — Upheld In Hard Times

Are you fortified—or mortified—when the hard times hit? This psalm tells us how to prepare. Commentators suggest various subdivisions for...

April 15, 2026 — The Perfect Day

Like David, we have been anointed (1 Jn 2:20), but we’ll have to wait for the crowning day! We made...

April 14, 2026 — Learning The Long View

This question plagues the human race: Why do bad things happen to good people and vice versa? Psalm 37 is...

April 13, 2026 — The Servant’s Master

Speaking about the Master should be the easiest thing to do since He’s “altogether lovely” (Song 5:16). Psalm 36 is one of...

April 10, 2026 — Vindication

The world holds its breath when Christians suffer. Will we doubt or deny Him? Or declare He is good? Psalm...

April 9, 2026 — “I Am Your Salvation”

“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Rev 7:10). The title of this meditation,...

April 8, 2026 — Camping With The Angel Of The Lord

If you find a distance between your soul and God, there’s no question as to who moved. So far, we...

April 7, 2026 — Delivered

Does the Lord deliver us even when our troubles are our own fault? Don’t you like that word ALL? We...

April 6, 2026 — A Detour Into Madness

A dark story from the life of David becomes the black velvet backdrop to display the crown jewels. Psalm 34...

April 3, 2026 — Sovereign Lord

Sovereignty is not God pushing His own way, but directing history to the blessing of all who trust Him. Psalm...

April 2, 2026 — The High Road Or The Low Road?

Everyone born of God overcomes the world—sooner or later—after defeat, or in avoiding it by faith. Having delighted in the...

April 1, 2026 — Sin’s Disease, Symptoms, & Cure

“Apple trees bear apples, wheat stalks produce wheat, and forgiven people forgive people.” —Max Lucado We started a study of...

March 31, 2026 — Forgiven!

“How blest are they whose trespass has freely been forgiven, whose sins are wholly covered before the sight of heaven.”...

March 30, 2026 — Troughs & Crests

“The psalm is like an April day, in which sunshine and rain chase each other across the plain.” —A. MacLaren...

March 27, 2026 — A Lift Up

In Psalm 30:5, sorrow is viewed as an overnight guest, but the next morning joy moves in to stay. The...

March 26, 2026 — God In The Storm

“Storms help to make the sailors sturdy, and trials help to make Christians strong in faith.” —C.H. Spurgeon The first...

March 25, 2026 — Prayers Answered Yet?

“Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear;…Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.” —George Croly David declares himself...

March 24, 2026 — He’s Seeking My Seeking

“To seek God is the greatest adventure; to find Him, the greatest human achievement.” —Augustine The first three verses of...

March 23, 2026 — Faith Vs Fear

Faith runs to the Savior. Fear runs from the foe. Why not do both at the same time? The beautiful...

March 20, 2026 — Walking In Integrity & Truth

“Integrity means people are the same on the inside as they claim to be on the outside.” — Billy Graham...

March 19, 2026 — Storm Surge

“When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea, Thou who rulest wind and water, stand by...

March 18, 2026 — For Goodness’ Sake

In the case of others’ faults, sometimes it’s good to “distinctly remember forgetting,” as Clara Barton said. We have, in...

March 17, 2026 — Who Is The King Of Glory?

“His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom…shall not be destroyed” (Dan 7:14). 1357. There...

March 16, 2026 — Singing Sheep?

Satisfaction, Provision, Restoration, Direction, Protection, Accommodation, Destination—in 6 verses? With some reluctance we turn from Psalm 22. How moving and...

March 13, 2026 — Saved From The Lion’s Mouth

Christ not only dealt with sin, but must “destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Heb 2:14)....

March 12, 2026 — “All Loves Excelling”

“What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul!” King...

March 11, 2026 — Why You? Why Me?

“Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown?” —Isaac Watts Psalm 22 is Messianic,...

March 10, 2026 — Red In Tooth & Claw

For 40 days Jesus “was with the wild animals” (Mk 1:13, BSB), yet they left no mark on Him. Man, however… Psalms...

March 9, 2026 — Triumph At Last

“In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” (Jn 16:33, BSB). We noticed in...

March 6, 2026 — Preparing For Battle

“The Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord’s” (1 Sam 17:47, ESV). Psalms 20 and...

March 5, 2026 — Glory! Glory! Glory!

One fact isn’t in doubt: God has spoken—through the world, the Word, and the will. Are we listening? Breathtaking—that’s Psalm...

March 4, 2026 — God’s Great Deliverance

“Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing praises to Your name” (Ps 18:49). Remember...

March 3, 2026 — Clean & Confident

Holy confidence is grounded in the promises of God and unleashes the power of God for us. So far in...

March 2, 2026 — Delivered & Delighted

When we trust God enough to ask for help, we soon discover that His help increases our trust. Psalm 18...

February 27, 2026 — Nothing Between

“Nothing between my soul and the Savior,…Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.” —C.A. Tindley The strongest bond in the...

February 26, 2026 — The Pleasures On The Other Side

“Nothing in this world measures up to the simple pleasure of experiencing the presence of God.” —A.W. Tozer There is...

February 25, 2026 — The Benefits Of Trusting

Look back and thank the Lord; look ahead and trust the Lord; look up and talk with the Lord. There...

February 24, 2026 — In

Ever since man was expelled from the Garden, he’s been trying to pretend he’s in the “in” crowd. There’s nothing...

February 23, 2026 — No God Or Know God?

They say the atheist’s holiday is April 1. But did you know the atheists also have a psalm? Two things...

February 20, 2026 — Darkness To Dawn

Our Lord is “a sun” (Ps 84:11). That’s illuminating, isn’t it! So no need to dwell in the dark. You can see...

February 19, 2026 — The Battle Of The Tongues

“Our tongue is a messenger that runs errands for our heart. Our words reveal our character.” —C. Swindoll Words can...

February 18, 2026 — Flight Cancelled

There are times to flee (for example, 2 Tim 2:22), but at other times God calls us to stand our...

February 17, 2026 — To Be Continued

Both the patterns and the inter ruptions are important in seeing the way God works in our lives. It turns...

February 16, 2026 — The Avenger

“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked” (Nah 1:3). Christians...

February 13, 2026 — Singing—About Judgment?

“Jesus on the judgment throne will be consternation for His enemies and consolation for His people.” —J. Murray Psalm 9...

February 12, 2026 — What Is A Man?

“Jesus is not a footnote to Adam and his Fall; the Fall…is a footnote to the purpose of God in...

February 11, 2026 — Name-Calling

When others unjustly start name-calling, what do we do? We call on the name of the Lord! Psalm 7 is...

February 10, 2026 — Hitting The High Note

When He makes you lie down, even in green pastures (see Ps 23:2), it helps you to look up. With...

February 9, 2026 — The Joy Of The Devoted Soul

Eternity strides toward us. Finding joy in Christ now prepares us for the unbroken joy of heaven. Do you “direct” your prayers?...

February 6, 2026 — Good Morning, Lord!

“All nature…praises God. If I were silent, I should be the exception in the universe.” —C.H. Spurgeon I wasn’t raised...

February 5, 2026 — Bedtime Devotions

You may have heard it said (it’s still good advice) that talking to the Shepherd is better than counting sheep. ...

February 4, 2026 — When Things Are Looking Down

Often it’s not a change of circumstances but of outlook we need. We need our Head-Lifter-Upper. Turning to Psalm 3,...

February 3, 2026 — Who Wrote The Psalms?

Like a soft breeze blowing through wind chimes, the Spirit stirred the hearts of the psalmists. Before we get too...

February 2, 2026 — The Champion Of Zion’s Hill

Two battles are fought at Zion’s Hill. The first time, He’s crushed (Isa 53:4); the next time, they will be. ...

January 30, 2026 — The Royal Psalms

The King who doesn’t break bruised reeds was given a reed as a scepter by men. How fitting! Psalm 2...

January 29, 2026 — Truth In Parallel

“In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another.” —John Ruskin As we travel...

January 28, 2026 — Happinesses

Like the future remnant of Judah (“Praise”), may we all “take root downward, and bear fruit upward” (Isa 37:31). Does it encourage...

January 27, 2026 — Five Landmarks

Like varied threads that traverse a weaving, these five themes appear time and again in the Psalms. It’s helpful, especially...

January 26, 2026 — Praise The Lord!

If you open your Bible in half, you will most likely find yourself in the Hymnbook of the Saints. In...

January 23, 2026 — The Answer In Jesus

He’s the Alpha and Omega of God’s glorious revelation, the Author and Finisher of His amazing plan. There’s a lovely...

January 22, 2026 — The Patience Of Job

THE END. That’s how a book concludes. But with “the end of the Lord” (Jas 5:11), He’s just getting started! There is...

January 21, 2026 — Pick Three

Christian faithfulness isn’t heroics or theatrics. It’s the dogged commitment to not give up on God. If you were going...

January 20, 2026 — The Unanswered Question

Job’s unanswered questions lead him to one unquestioned answer: The Lord knows, and that’s enough. You’ve doubtless heard people say...

January 19, 2026 — Love Living? Live Loving!

“Relying on God” wrote C.S. Lewis, is “to start all over every day, as if nothing has yet been done.” ...

January 16, 2026 — Job’s Beautiful Daughters

“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised” (Prov 31:30, BSB). ...

January 15, 2026 — Twice As Much

“In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Ps 16:11). “Indeed the Lord gave Job...

January 14, 2026 — Better Late Than Never?

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” —Ralph Waldo...

January 13, 2026 — Job The Advocate

It’s vital to note that Job advocated for his friends while still in the ash heap; blessing follows faith. It’s...

January 12, 2026 — The Friends Respond

“The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God’s will.” —George Washington Here’s some good news! “Eliphaz the...

January 9, 2026 — Comeuppance

The Lord wants us to get it: get things right, get past our problems, and then get on with living...

January 8, 2026 — One More Thing, Lord!

Dust and ashes! Were they evidence that God had abandoned Job? Or the perfect place to find Him! Job isn’t...

January 7, 2026 — Job Gets It

Can’t see the forest for the Tree? The forest of hurts and slights and lies, for the Tree stained with...

January 6, 2026 — Peerless & Fearless

It was pride that changed angels into devils. Then what do you think it will do to you? We could...

January 5, 2026 — Quick! Get The Extinguisher!

“The boneless tongue, so small and weak, Can crush and kill, declared the Greek.” —P.B. Strong The next set of...

January 2, 2026 — Weapon-Proof?

“To be united to Christ by faith is to throw off the thraldom of hostile powers…Christ’s victory is ours.” —F.F....

January 1, 2026 — The Anatomy Of Infamy

“Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies” (Ps 44:5, BSB). Looking closer at this massive...

December 31, 2025 — Overwhelmed Or Overcoming?

We won’t be overwhelmed by the Dragon’s bullying if we overcome by the Lamb’s blood (Rev 12:11). Sun Tzu’s famous...

December 30, 2025 — The Dragon-Slayer

God says, “Behold, I am against you…O great monster who lies in the midst of his rivers” (Ezek 29:3). Le-vi’-a-than is a...

December 29, 2025 — Let’s Go Fishing

Imagine fishing for a sea monster with a hook and line. But in this sea story, it’s Job who gets...

December 26, 2025 — The Ways Of God

“He who is not content with what he has, would not be content with what he would like to have.”...

December 25, 2025 — What The Gentle Giant Teaches

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.” —Francis de Sales We now come...

December 24, 2025 — The Lessons So Far

Just the grass family includes over 11,500 accepted species. I suppose we still have things to learn! The Lord has...

December 23, 2025 — Mega-Beasts

Whatever these creatures are, they’re giants to us. To God? He might consider them some of His pets. In the...

December 22, 2025 — Can Job Save Himself?

We all know what it’s like to be humbled by a virus we can’t see, and that doesn’t even know...

December 19, 2025 — The One Great Task

It’s the irony of humanity that, in aspiring to being godly, we discover the secret of humility. If Job is...

December 18, 2025 — The Grandeur Of God

Of course, God is more than enough. He’s more than everything—the everything He made one week! If Job thinks he...

December 17, 2025 — God Speaks Again

When God speaks to us, it is always His truth; when He speaks again, it’s also the echo of His...

December 16, 2025 — Comfort In Complexity

“When God places a burden upon you, He places His arms underneath you.” —C.H. Spurgeon Job’s response to the Lord...

December 15, 2025 — Silence In The Court

“Apply yourself wholly to the Scriptures, and apply the Scriptures wholly to yourself.” —J.A. Bengel As the Lord concludes the...

December 12, 2025 — Everything To See — Nothing To Say

Job learned nothing when his friends turned the microscope on him, but when God used the telescope? Wow! It’s time...

December 11, 2025 — On The Wing

“The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself how it is to cross rivers.” —Gladys Aylward ...

December 10, 2025 — Hurtling Into Battle

Does Job, sitting in the ashes, understand that he is the battlefield between right and wrong? The Lord focused Job’s attention on...

December 9, 2025 — No Reason To Be Proud

What a picture! The ostrich’s wings can’t fly, but that doesn’t keep her from lifting up in pride. It’s estimated...

December 8, 2025 — On The Wild Side

When we domesticate animals for our benefit, we diminish their ability to fend for themselves. There’s another lesson among God’s...

December 5, 2025 — Our Caring Creator

“It is possible that God says every morning, ‘Do it again’ to the sun.” —G.K. Chesterton As the Lord begins...

December 4, 2025 — Information Transfer

You want rain? Elijah-like, talk to the God who made the clouds, because the clouds aren’t listening. The Lord makes...

December 3, 2025 — Stargazing

“God’s promises are like the stars: the darker the night, the brighter they shine.” —D. Nicholas How many stars are...

December 2, 2025 — Rock-Solid Water

“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system through which God speaks to us.” —Goethe Notice carefully...

December 1, 2025 — The River Flows On

“He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom” (Jer 10:12). Let’s pause a...

November 28, 2025 — A Tour Of The Treasury

Imagine that! Man’s mighty war machines rendered useless by the Lord’s little flakes of snow! The Lord continues to prod...

November 27, 2025 — Do You Know?

Astronomer Johannes Kepler spoke of discoveries “as though I had thought one of God’s thoughts.” Having briefly addressed the “singularity,”...

November 26, 2025 — Where Were You?

We use the words “I wonder” to mean, “I’d like to know.” But it should mean, “I’d like to worship.” ...

November 25, 2025 — Let The Questioning Begin

This has to be the ultimate interview, with God asking the questions. Is Job interested in running the universe? “Then...

November 24, 2025 — The God Of The Whirlwind

A whirlwind is energy in motion. What may seem chaotic could, in fact, be God on the move for us. ...

November 21, 2025 — God’s Overwhelmingness

Don’t try staring at the sun. But how will you see the Lord when He appears “as golden splendor”? Once again,...

November 20, 2025 — Rain Or Shine, God Is Mine!

The Lord can speak His “Shalom!” to the storm. Or, as the storm rages, He can speak peace to us! Elihu isn’t...

November 19, 2025 — The God Of The Clouds

“The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His...

November 18, 2025 — How God Rescues The Afflicted

“In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them” (Isa 63:9). Some would say in...

November 17, 2025 — A God Ready To Pardon

How motivating it is to know that the God of heaven is slow to anger but eager to forgive! We’ve...

November 14, 2025 — Words In Vain

How can I have “the tongue of the learned” (Isa 50:4)? I’ll need first “to hear as the learned” from the Lord. The ability...

November 13, 2025 — The Assumption Of Self-Righteousness

“One of the greatest rewards for serving God is the permission to do still more for Him.” —C.H. Spurgeon Elihu...

November 12, 2025 — The One-Eyed Man

Is being half-right better than all wrong? Not if it makes you presume you know more than you do. Erasmus...

November 11, 2025 — The All-Perceiving God

It is an unsettling mistake God’s people often make, that if I can’t see the Lord, then He doesn’t see...

November 10, 2025 — The Impartial God

“To love all men is the greatest virtue; to be impartial in love is the greatest wisdom.” —Mencius God’s stand...

November 7, 2025 — Who’s In Charge Around Here?

“Let me ne’er forget…though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.” —M.D. Babcock It’s time for...

November 6, 2025 — Elihu Lays The Foundation

A non-confidence vote in God will dissolve His government, and “all flesh would perish together” (Job 34:15). Let’s see if we can...

November 5, 2025 — The Ongoing Battle

Between “the law of sin and death” and “the law of the spirit of life” is the Spirit’s call to abide in Christ. You...

November 4, 2025 — The Problem-Solver

Miracles—barring the creation of the world—always start with problems. No problems, no miracles. I think we’ll find profit if we...

November 3, 2025 — A Mediator?

Job is a shadow of Jesus at the heart of our gospel, displaying “the best man in the worst fortune.” ...

October 31, 2025 — News Flash!

Job isn’t suffering for sin, but he needs to watch out that his suffering doesn’t lead him to sin! Here’s...

October 30, 2025 — Being Pointed About The Point

Nothing “is more hateful to God than idolatry, for idolatry is at bottom a libel on His character.” —A.W. Tozer ...

October 29, 2025 — When & What & How To Speak

“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise” (Prov 12:15). Elihu...

October 28, 2025 — Introducing Job To—Job

Job has compared himself to other men and looks good as a result. But what happens when he meets God? ...

October 27, 2025 — Surprise!

We weren’t expecting young Elihu, especially when he tells us he’s expecting divine revelation! Elihu addresses, head on, the first...

October 24, 2025 — An Unexpected Guest

“What is happening to our youth? They disrespect their elders.…They riot in the streets…” —Socrates So “the words of Job are...

October 23, 2025 — Life’s Harvest

Sow an act; you reap a habit. Sow a habit; you reap a character. Sow a character; you reap a...

October 22, 2025 — “This Is My Mark”

Hallmark, landmark, trademark, watermark, postmark—all are used to identify for a purpose. As I perused this last section of Job’s...

October 21, 2025 — Job’s Catastrophic Catalog

“When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and humbles…Christians…you may expect a revival.” —Charles Finney Since Job has taken such...

October 20, 2025 — If…

The one who responds before he has all the facts is both foolish and shameful. See Proverbs 18:13. Exhausted by...

October 17, 2025 — The Storm-Battered Soul

“Still I stand the tempest’s shock, For my anchor grips the rock.” —W.C. Martin Like a compass needle seeking north...

October 16, 2025 — That Strange Fellowship

The Lord has called us in some measure into “the fellowship of His sufferings” (Php 3:10). Not long ago, Job gave us...

October 15, 2025 — Hedge-Hoppers

God could keep the enemy always at bay if He chose to, but He didn’t with His Son, nor does...

October 14, 2025 — The Fickle Crowd

This lesson overlaps two chapters (Job 29:21–30:19). Was the change so abrupt that a division was inserted? At the end...

October 13, 2025 — From Top To Bottom

Everything can change in the blink of an eye. Except this: “I am the Lord, I do not change” (Mal 3:6). As...

October 10, 2025 — Take Me Seriously

Every one of God’s creatures should be valued, but if they want respect, that needs to be earned. Everyone wants...

October 9, 2025 — The Good Ol’ Days

The danger of always dwelling on the past is that I might miss the possibilities of the present. It’s a...

October 8, 2025 — Where Wisdom Is Found

If divine wisdom arranged the path of water drops and lightning bolts, would it not include your path, too? In...

October 7, 2025 — The Search Goes On

No pressure, no diamonds. No digging, no gold. No challenges, no wisdom. It’s as obvious as that. We’ve been reminded...

October 6, 2025 — Hidden Treasure

The book of Job is included in that section of the Bible titled “Wisdom Literature” for a reason. Wisdom Literature...

October 3, 2025 — Can You Spot The Differences?

The difficult paths of believers and unbelievers may seem similar. But Job says there are big distinctions! In pressing home...

October 2, 2025 – Hypocrisy & Honesty Don’t Mix

Hypocrisy in our day uses the best of Christian beliefs to disguise the worst of Christian behavior. Having breathed in...

October 1, 2025 — The Marvelous Creator

“The ways of creation are wrapt in mystery. We may only marvel, and bow our head.” —Albert Einstein Finding his...

September 30, 2025 — Any Help? Any Hope?

Yes, God helps those who help themselves—to the resources He’s made available to us in Christ. We are approaching the...

September 29, 2025 — Short, But Not Sweet

“How Thou canst think so well of us, Yet be the God Thou art, Is darkness to my intellect, But...

September 26, 2025 — The Open-Book Exam

Oh the tragedy that the unrepentant wicked will see the Lamb all right, but in His wrath, not His love. ...

September 25, 2025 — What Should Happen?

We’re not only the richest people in the world, but the richest in all of history. We’ll give account for...

September 24, 2025 — True Crime

“When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong” (Eccl 8:11, NLT). Job agrees. Since...

September 23, 2025 — Justice Delayed Or Justice Denied?

Job is not only disturbed that he is being punished—and for what?—but that the wicked are not. Thank you for...

September 22, 2025 — The Upward Look

As much as possible, look up, not down; look forward, not back; look after others, not just yourself. It’s very...

September 19, 2025 — Would You Show Up For A Showdown?

We need to be careful of our wishes—we might just get them! Did Job really want to confront God? Job wanted God...

September 18, 2025 — Where Is He?

“Nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself.” —Meister Eckhart...

September 17, 2025 — The Path Of Restoration

“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit” (Ps 51:12). If Eliphaz had only...

September 16, 2025 — A Deep Dive Into Shallow Thoughts

Job raises a warning to his friends that we all need to heed—the danger of judgmental shortsightedness. Because a man...

September 15, 2025 — The Image On Coins & Souls

Jesus called the people to notice the image on their coins’ obverse, and then see the image on them! I...

September 12, 2025 — Another Look At The Problem

Half full or half empty? It all depends on whether you’re pouring something in or drinking it up. To coin...

September 11, 2025 — “Comfort, Yes, Comfort My People!”

In an unexpected way, the grim waves of words crashing against Job drove him into the arms of God. “Listen...

September 10, 2025 — Sharp Arrows, Aimed Badly

There was no “tooting your own horn” in those days. This is more like Zophar on his shofar! Happily, we’ve...

September 9, 2025 — “I Know”

“Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives: ‘I know that my Redeemer lives!’” —Thomas S. Monson I’d like to linger...

September 8, 2025 — Great Distress & Great Delight

Truth is progressively revealed, but that doesn’t deny that seeds of future full-grown truths are found early on. It would...

September 5, 2025 — Building With Hammer Blows

“He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Php 1:6,...

September 4, 2025 — A Portrait Of The Wicked

Satan’s watchword: “Prey without ceasing.” So you can probably guess what ours should be. It has been ten chapters since...

September 3, 2025 — The Silence Before The Speaking

God is working in our waiting. He’s committed to answering us, but He knows when it’s best received. Job reminds...

September 2, 2025 — Life’s Formula

“You would-be plotters of the curves of life…bound for me the mystic wild parabola of love.” —A. Rutledge In case...

September 1, 2025 — “He… He…He…”

We who rally ’round the Cross know that, even there, “our God turned the curse into a blessing” (Neh 13:2). Job wants...

August 29, 2025 — “I Would Strengthen You With My Mouth”

Christ not only passed through every grief for us, but He passes on to us the comfort He found there. ...

August 28, 2025 — Is Job An Imposter?

If you think the worst of others, it may say more about your heart than it does about theirs. Having...

August 27, 2025 — One Letter Between Words & Swords

When the verse says, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Prov 27:6), it probably means surgery, not savagery! When I see...

August 26, 2025 — Shall He Live Again?

Death and resurrection [have] even been muttered in conversations between…the vegetables. —C.S. Lewis From Job 14:7 to verse 22, we...

August 25, 2025 — Why Bother With Us?

No man can dream dreams lofty enough to touch the fringes of God’s ultimate plans for us in Christ. When...

August 22, 2025 — “I Will Not Hide Myself From You”

If we only seek the Lord in hard times, would it surprise us if He kept us in hard times...

August 21, 2025 — Who Speaks For God?

Here’s God’s message in Acts: “Go, stand…and speak to the people all the words of this life” (5:20). It still is. This...

August 20, 2025 — Trying To Make Sense Of Life

In the midst of a chaotic world, the child of God stands because we know the Lord understands. Job continues...

August 19, 2025 — Our Understanding & Overcoming Friend

The evolutionist wants to silence nature as the voice of God, but it eloquently speaks everywhere. Job’s friends have simplistically...

August 18, 2025 — Job Fires Back

Foolishness is more than stupidity. It is the deadly combination of ignorance and arrogance. In spite of facing three frontal...

August 15, 2025 — Of Wise Men & Wild Donkeys

There’s an African proverb: “If a donkey kicks you and you kick back, you’re both donkeys.” Having already accused his...

August 14, 2025 — Sparrow Thoughts

“Like a fluttering sparrow…, an undeserved curse does not come to rest” (Prov 26:2, BSB). In this first round of talks,...

August 13, 2025 — As Dark As Darkness Itself

Who released “those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage” (Heb 2:15)? Job uses words with such...

August 12, 2025 — Look What’s Hidden In God’s Heart

This section goes more deeply into our souls and God’s mind. But it’s just not deep enough! Daily life can...

August 11, 2025 — The Wrestler

Wrestling with that Man may leave us limping, but it’s also how we become princes with God. Job isn’t finished....

August 8, 2025 — If Only…

Isn’t it amazing! Our Mediator is completely even-handed in dealing with both the holy God and us sinners. Job seriously...

August 7, 2025 — The Case Of The Missing Clues

“‘Who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?’ But we have the mind of Christ” (1...

August 6, 2025 — Can We Commune With God?

Jesus taught that, in true communion, we ask for God’s will before we ask for our daily needs. Remarkably, although...

August 5, 2025 — All Mind, No Heart

Logic can deftly dissect the butterfly to prove decisively that it can fly—and then it can’t. Bildad’s first speech falls...

August 4, 2025 — What Know-It-Alls Don’t Know

“If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know” (1 Cor 8:2). As soon...

August 1, 2025 — The Horror Of Hopelessness

Job shifts the topic from external influences to internal ones. What happens when hope dies? Job describes a series of...

July 31, 2025 — A Little Consideration For A Friend

“How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?” (Job 6:25). Good question! Excu-u-se me? says Job. Do you...

July 30, 2025 — “Consider The End”

In French (Avise la fin), these are the wise words over the entry of Scotland’s Culzean Castle. Eliphaz has more...

July 29, 2025 — Hands & Knees Ministry

Weak hands and wobbly knees rob me of my doing and my going. Thank God for strengtheners! Job’s lament (Job...

July 28, 2025 — Three Voices In The Dark

Are you “able to comfort those who are in any trouble”? You can if you share the comfort of God (2...

July 25, 2025 — Living On The Hedge

A hedge might be called the evidence of God’s sovereign care. But what if the hedge is breached? A hedge...

July 24, 2025 — Don’t Dance With Destruction

“My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Ps 73:26). For...

July 23, 2025 — Death, Where Are You?

Job rewinds his life back to its beginning: the baby’s first cry, the parents’ joy. If only it never happened! ...

July 22, 2025 — Job’s Friends

Times of testing test friendships, too. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (Prov 17:17). Bad...

July 21, 2025 — Grace In Time Of Need

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you” (Isa 43:2). When, not if. Through, not into. “So Satan...

July 18, 2025 — The Bully

Yes, he’s a bully. He picks on the vulnerable, kicking us when we’re down. But just wait till Jesus shows...

July 17, 2025 — Job’s God

“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?” (Job 11:7). My...

July 16, 2025 — Cursing Or Blessing?

Coming from the same mouth, curses poison blessings until you can’t tell them apart (Jas 3:10-12). Have you heard of...

July 15, 2025 — Persecuted, But Not Forsaken

’Tis the set of the sails, And not the gales, That determines the way we go.” —Ella Wheeler Wilcox Job...

July 14, 2025 — The Song In The Storm

A bird doesn’t sing out of duty or duress, but because it has a song within and must sing it. ...

July 11, 2025 — There Was A Day

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth” (Prov 27:1). That’s for sure! ...

July 10, 2025 — Throwing Down The Gauntlet

Not to be confused with “running the gauntlet” (Swedish, gatlopp, meaning “loping the course”). To “throw down the gauntlet” is a...

July 9, 2025 — War In Heaven

The devil isn’t independent. God sustains him, and, in spite of himself, he advances God’s purposes. Twice we read “there was...

July 8, 2025 — Idyllic Family Life

The believing home is a hothouse for growth, a lighthouse of truth, and a storehouse of blessings. You’ve probably heard,...

July 7, 2025 — There Was A Man

Job suffers not because he’s the worst of men but because he’s the best: “there is none like him” ( Job 1:8). ...

July 4, 2025 — Fact Or Fiction?

That the book of Job is superb poetry doesn’t negate the fact that it is also dramatic biography. “There was...

July 3, 2025 — Roadmap For The Journey

Job’s longing for a Mediator and confident hope in a Redeemer point us surely to the coming Christ. Before beginning...

July 2, 2025 — The Problem Of Suffering

One fact Job will teach us: You won’t really know God is all you need until God is all you...

July 1, 2025 — The Conflict Of The Ages

God’s mysterious questions are more worthwhile than man’s professed answers to life. You can’t avoid the cosmic battle between good...

June 30, 2025 — Welcome To The Wisdom Books

If the purpose of life is a life of purpose, we will need to have God’s wisdom to know what...

June 27, 2025 — In Conclusion

“Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no...

June 26, 2025 — Mordecai & The Millennium

Light of the pilgrim heart, Star of the coming day! Arise with morning beams, And chase our griefs away” (E....

June 25, 2025 — Purim

“Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord!” (Deut 33:29). “An English lord once...

June 24, 2025 — Days Of Vengeance

“The nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly ruined” (Isa 60:12). Throughout...

June 23, 2025 — Changing The Unchangeable

Those who would attack God’s people might like to know beforehand that God is for us (Rom 8:31). It was all well...

June 20, 2025 — The Tail Becomes The Head

“…and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own” —J.R.L. Have we been noticing...

June 19, 2025 — At The End Of His Rope

“The tongue destroys a greater horde,” The Turk asserts, “than does the sword” (P.B. Strong). Do you recall how Haman...

June 18, 2025 — “Who Is He?”

“You are in for trouble,…if you think what you do in the dark can’t be seen” (Isa 29:15, CEV). Haman is...

June 17, 2025 — The Man Honored By The King

A man hated and slated to die—but now riding in kingly honor. This reminds me of Someone! “What shall be...

June 16, 2025 — A Sleepless Night

Let me confess: It takes great restraint not to put exclamation points after every sentence! See! Timing is so crucial,...

June 13, 2025 — The Influence Of Two Wives

“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands” (Prov 14:1). I hardly think “the Ahasuerus...

June 12, 2025 — A Table For Two

You can’t find better stories anywhere. And wait till you see the story behind the story. It’s electric! Here were the raw...

June 11, 2025 — For Such A Time As This

It’s been said that coincidence is God’s pseudonym when He wishes to remain anonymous. The New Testament has two words...

June 10, 2025 — Big Trouble Brewing

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to confront it with God’s help and overcome it. Haman’s...

June 9, 2025 — Co-Conspirators

When history seems to hang by a thread, remember: “He hangs the earth on nothing” (Job 26:7). Haman had the heart of...

June 6, 2025 — One Thorn In His Bouquet

Conceit is a strange disease in that, when a person has it, it makes everyone else sick! To grasp the...

June 5, 2025 — The Plot At The Palace

“How unsearchable are His judgments…and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways! ” (Rom 11:33, AMP). While the selection process unfolded...

June 4, 2025 — And The Winner Is…

Cinderella has nothing on Esther. This young woman will change the whole course of history! As the king scanned the...

June 3, 2025 — The Contest

Parties and drinking and divorce and beauty contests and murder plots and…God turned it to good? Seven days of partying,...

June 2, 2025 — The Lady Said, “No”

“Love is patient and kind;…it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way” (1 Cor 13:4-5,...

May 30, 2025 — A Two-Party System

Two drinking parties going on at the same time in the same town. They’ll soon connect. What could go wrong? ...

May 29, 2025 — Where Is God?

“Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face.” —William Cowper Meanwhile, back at the palace… The Book of Esther...

May 28, 2025 — Nehemiah’s Reforms

Nehemiah empathized with the people’s needs, emended their mistakes, and encouraged their success. After a discussion of various responsibilities concerning the temple service—caring for stored supplies,...

May 27, 2025 — Heavenly Sunshine

“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,…You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!” (Ps 80:1). What a glorious theme we have...

May 26, 2025 — The Priesthood Restored

The priesthood we enjoy today, as with Christ’s High Priesthood, is not according to law but by grace. The word “priest” (Heb, kôhên),...

May 23, 2025 — Jerusalem & Her Neighbors

God’s good and acceptable and perfect will, believe it or not, awaits your willingness (Rom 12:1-2). After all the work...

May 22, 2025 — We Promise!

How good to know that God promises to keep His people, and then promises to keep His promises! There were...

May 21, 2025 — Confessing & Blessing

The willingness to be, and to have, just what God wants for us would set our hearts at rest. Following...

May 20, 2025 — The Feast Of Sukkot

One big difference bet ween saints and sinners is where they go to satisfy their inner hunger. One day wasn’t...

May 19, 2025 — Joy Overcoming Sorrow

“God doesn’t give us joy instead of sorrow, or in spite of sorrow, but joy in the midst of sorrow.”...

May 16, 2025 — The Seventh Month

How could they be expected to do the will of God if they didn’t know the Word of God? How...

May 15, 2025 — The Cast And Credits

Lies are often confused with history. The real story is often written by unheralded heroes. If we don’t learn the...

May 14, 2025 — The Hand-off

Good leaders should not only talk but toil; not only toil but train; not only train but transfer. How safe...

May 13, 2025 — Finished In Less Than Two Months!

The life of faith can no more be sustained by flattery than it can be destroyed by criticism. Tongues kept...

May 12, 2025 — An Inside Job

Tobiah and company couldn’t betray Nehemiah; they had to pay a friend he trusted to do that. Nehemiah wasn’t quite...

May 9, 2025 — O No!

“I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust’” (Ps...

May 8, 2025 — Mission Accomplished

Is there a God-honoring objective? A plan to take you there? A commitment to follow through? The issue at hand...

May 7, 2025 — Smarten Up!

In the life of faith, it’s impossible to enrich others without ourselves becoming soul-enriched. Hard to believe, some of the “Jewish...

May 6, 2025 — Hard Work Meets Hard Hearts

True brothers never take advantage of you. They grieve your difficulties and celebrate your success. Unusual times demand unusual sacrifice....

May 5, 2025 — Fighting Without, Fear Within

I’d rather stand with God and be judged by the world than stand with the world and be judged by...

May 2, 2025 — Making Progress

The antagonists talked down to the workers. The workers talked up to God—then kept on working. What are the entryways...

May 1, 2025 — The Final Three Gates

Heaven! “Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there” (Rev 21:25,...

April 30, 2025 — More Gates, More Glory

Where can we find Wisdom? “At the openings of the gates in the city she speaks her words” (Prov 1:21). We began...

April 29, 2025 — The First Four Gates

The following studies are illustrations, not interpretations, of the access points into God’s presence. “Walk about Zion, and go all...

April 28, 2025 — Let’s Visit Tekoa

You can tell a lot about a person when work’s to be done. Does he want a lighter load or...

April 25, 2025 — Build, Brother, Build!

God is building in us as well as through us. And His masterpiece will have His saints’ names upon it! Before we go...

April 24, 2025 — Wall-Building 101

With good art, good morals, and good walls, it all comes down to putting lines in the right place. When...

April 23, 2025 — Nehemiah’s Night Ride

The transforming vision wasn’t what he saw with his eyes but what “God had put in [his] heart” (Neh 2:12). News of Nehemiah’s formidable...

April 22, 2025 — Can You Hear The Clock Ticking?

Those who risk their all on the Lord may find they lose everything only to gain everything. It was a...

April 21, 2025 — Mercy From The King

Kneeling before God certainly helps us gain the right perspective when standing before kings. We intentionally left off the last...

April 18, 2025 — Nehemiah’s Prayer

Why is prayer so strategic? We’re talking to the Person who knows everything and can do anything! The prayer of...

April 17, 2025 — A Friend In High Places

Prayer lifts us up to God. But it does more than that. It brings God into our circumstances, too. It’s...

April 16, 2025 — A Brotherly Visit

“To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble” (1 Pet 3:8, NASB). “The words of Nehemiah...

April 15, 2025 — May I Introduce Nehemiah

Spiritual accomplishments are designed so they require both faith in God and grace from God. Although Ezra and Nehemiah were...

April 14, 2025 — If It’s Right, Do It!

Shechaniah (“dwelling with Jah”), like a shooting star, appears just long enough to light up the darkness. While Ezra was...

April 11, 2025 — Which Way Turns Right?

Rarely are the right choice and the easy choice the same thing. God’s will is never said to be easy....

April 10, 2025 — Meaning Business In Prayer

God’s door is open. He knows the whole story. His heart is toward us. He wants to restore us. Are...

April 9, 2025 — The Ministry Of Unscrambling

Some of God’s servants seem to have instant success. Others walk right into trouble. But God... Ezra’s task of sorting...

April 8, 2025 — Marriage Mayhem

In Christian marriage, we don’t seek for our partner to meet our needs, but to share Christ’s bounty. Jesus called...

April 7, 2025 — Unholy Matrimony

Balaam-like, Satan can’t curse God’s people, but he can turn the blessing of marriage into a battlefield. Do you recall...

April 4, 2025 — Journey’s Rest

“O the sweet rest that’s prepared for the faithful Will be His blest and final, ‘Well done.’” —L.E. Campbell They...

April 3, 2025 — Who’s Providing Security?

Commentators differ on the dollar value of the treasure to be transported, but all agree it was a lot! The...

April 2, 2025 — We Can’t Make It Without Levites?

The Jewish Levites were servants to the priests; the Gentile Nethinim were servants to the servants! According to University Hospitals’...

April 1, 2025 — Heads Of Households

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” —John C. Maxwell As we...

March 31, 2025 — Of Saints & Stars

“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers…What is man that You are mindful of him?” (Ps 8:3-4). Knowing...

March 28, 2025 — Artaxerxes’ Checklist

Be willing in your sacrifice. Be careful in your spending. Deliver fully in your service. And teach others. Artaxerxes’ letter...

March 27, 2025 — Ezra Arrives On The Scene

As they left, so they returned, in three waves: under Jeshua (538 BC), Ezra (458 BC), and Nehemiah (444 BC). ...

March 26, 2025 — No To The Leaven; Yes To The Lamb

The temple was a masterpiece. But who knew the Owner’s Manual, explaining its use? Enter Ezra! Memorializing their freedom from...

March 25, 2025 — Rededication

God will rebuild your ruins: “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot So the...

March 24, 2025 — Finished — So They Could Start

Don’t be like those who never start serving because they’re always getting ready to get ready. King Darius had a...

March 21, 2025 — A Sovereignty Sidenote

“Have you not two eyes, man? Must you needs put one of them out in order to see clearly?” —C.H....

March 20, 2025 — Was Trouble Or Treasure Coming?

The Israelites had faced nosy neighbors before. This time, it would cost Syria’s governor dearly. As we saw in the...

March 19, 2025 — Back To Work

Here’s a beautiful combination. The people heeded the prophets and the prophets helped the people. With local interference and faraway...

March 18, 2025 — Wolves Wearing Wool

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God” (1 Jn 4:1). Here’s the irony...

March 17, 2025 — Poison Pen Letters

“Hate” has four letters, but so does “love”; “lying” has five letters, but so does “truth.” Write wisely. Normally it’s...

March 14, 2025 — You’ve Got Mail!

It’s so 21st century! Sending propaganda through the media to ruin the reputation of others. The adversaries’ initial efforts to...

March 13, 2025 — Who Shows Up At The Worksite?

The enemy’s goal is distraction, division, despair. “But God is the strength of my heart” (Ps 73:26). Ezra 3 concludes as follows: “many...

March 12, 2025 — Mixed Feelings

“Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are” (Jn...

March 11, 2025 — Blessed Busyness

“When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit!” —Edgar A. Guest We’re...

March 10, 2025 — Time To Alter The Altar

“By Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God,…giving thanks to His name” (Heb 13:15). “And when the...

March 7, 2025 — “Content To Let The World Go By”

“When I see the Lord Jesus Christ, I simply want to be what He wants me to be.” —Oswald Chambers ...

March 6, 2025 — Time Travelers

“When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream” (Ps 126:1). Unlike the long recorded...

March 5, 2025 — The Register Of Returnees

Missing from earth’s honor rolls, how wonderful to have my name written above in the autograph of God. As we...

March 4, 2025 — Time To Head Home

With “an understanding heart” (1 Ki 3:9), Solomon foresaw both human failure and divine forgiveness. Solomon had prophesied it (1 Ki 8:46-50)....

March 3, 2025 — The Mystery Of The Missing Knife

Nothing but precious vessels for the Lord’s house! It’s the same now. Are you a vessel of honor? (2 Tim...

February 28, 2025 — Don’t Forget Your Offerings!

Sometimes we need those people we least expect to remind us of our obligations to the Lord. What did the...

February 27, 2025 — Cyrus The Contrarian

Armies break things and kill people. But Cyrus wants the Jews to return, rebuild, and refurbish the temple. Imagine this!...

February 26, 2025 — Cyrus Sends A Letter

Cyrus welded together the world’s first true super-power. But this one letter was more important than that! The books of...

February 25, 2025 — Ezra’s Place In The Bible

God had done everything to isolate His people from the nations. Now He had scattered them there! “Now in the...

February 24, 2025 — The Sweep Of History

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can,…to all the people you can….” —John Wesley Ezra...

February 21, 2025 — A Final Ray Of Hope

The Chronicles finish the Hebrew Bible. Ezra’s first paragraph is put here so the book ends in hope! What did...

February 20, 2025 — Judgment Finally Falls

“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked” (Nah 1:3). If...

February 19, 2025 — Three J’s & A Z

The last four kings reigned a total of 22 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Doom and gloom all the...

February 18, 2025 — “After All This…”

“Don’t trouble trouble ’til trouble troubles you; you’ll only make your trouble double-trouble when you do.” From his days as...

February 17, 2025 — Realigned By The Word

“Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord” (Ps 119:1, NLT). It’s remarkable how far Josiah, governed...

February 14, 2025 — A Timely Word From Huldah

A woman of God is invaluable. She lives by faith, walks in truth, acts in grace, and serves by love. ...

February 13, 2025 — Look What We Found!

Imagine locating an unexploded bomb in a ruined building. What they found was even more alarming! It seems the temple...

February 12, 2025 — Josiah Begins His Reign

This story in the life of Josiah is another reminder that holiness and happiness are good friends. Josiah was just...

February 11, 2025 — Too Little, Too Late

“If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God.” —D.L. Moody Manasseh...

February 10, 2025 — God Saved Manasseh!

The God who changes grit into pearls and coal into diamonds can change sinners into saints. It makes one nauseous...

February 7, 2025 — Manasseh’s Mess

“My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother” (Prov 1:8). With the...

February 6, 2025 — Life’s Ebb & Flow

“Like the blind man, if you can’t see Jesus in the New Testament, go and soak a while in the...

February 5, 2025 — Life-Lengthening

The Chronicler briefly mentions one of the most remarkable events in Hezekiah’s storied life. At this point, the king was...

February 4, 2025 — Breathe In, Breathe Out

“The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life” ( Job 33:4). Surely people...