Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.” 1 Sam 17:17-18
David did not leave the house that morning to go fight a giant. Continue reading
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. Ps 86:5
Jesus came to give you life and to give it more abundantly. Continue reading
And Abraham said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!” Gen 17:18
He was on the verge of becoming 100 years old. Continue reading
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 1 Cor 11:28
The first of a year is always a great time for self examination of one’s spiritual condition. Continue reading
Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. Eccl 10:1
The New Year gives you an opportunity to look back over the past year and make changes. Continue reading
…but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, Phil 3:13
As I got up this morning and checked out few things on Facebook, Continue reading
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. John 6:51
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For John’s birth to take place around Passover, Elisabeth needs to conceive nine months earlier in Tammuz (June/July). Continue reading
These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire. Rev 11:4-6
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Jesus is born on the last night of Sukkot, which runs Tishrei 15th -21st. Continue reading
Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” 1 Sam 16:10-11
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The shepherds north of Bethlehem raised sheep destined for Levitical use in sacrifices. Continue reading
Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. Gen 35:21
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Migdal Edar (or Eder) means tower of the flock. Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 