For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, the “Amen” is said by us to the glory of God. “         2 Corinthians 1:20 God has made numerous promises in the Bible that are meant to bring transforming blessings into our lives as we walk obediently with Him.But, for these promises to become realities, certain things must happen. Here are three of them:...  Read More

There was once a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless -- a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants, He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.Job's sons would take turns preparing feasts in th...  Read More

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on His law day and night.That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,Which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither -- whatever they do prospers.     Psalm 1:1-3 Every person w...  Read More

Eli's sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the LORD. Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being boiled and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how ...  Read More

Then Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies . . .  there is no Rock like our God.  . . . She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.The LORD brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up.The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts...  Read More

After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, and she said to him, "Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. I prayed for this ch...  Read More