Remaining calm in life’s storms You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you calm them. – Psalms 89:9 Mark 6:41-52 41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples soContinue reading “Remaining calm in life’s storms”
Category Archives: 21st Century Biblical Reflections
Dealing with truculent opponents
Dealing with truculent opponents The LORD forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! – 1 Samuel 26:12 1 Samuel 26:7-12 7 David and Abishai entered Saul’s camp and found him asleep . . .. 8 “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let meContinue reading “Dealing with truculent opponents”
Despoiling the Egyptians ∙
Despoiling the Egyptians ∙ And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed. Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and foreign women in their houses. You willContinue reading “Despoiling the Egyptians ∙”
Not my will, but yours ∙∙
Not my will, but yours ∙∙ Not my will, but yours – Luke 22:42 Genesis 4:7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and beContinue reading “Not my will, but yours ∙∙”
One promise we would rather not have ∙
One promise we would rather not have ∙ Everyone who wants to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. – 2 Timothy 3:12 John 15:18-21 18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you asContinue reading “One promise we would rather not have ∙”
Dr H Reflections 