“And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, ‘Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.’ So Joshua went up from […]
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” Psalm 147:3-5 The same God who determines how many stars are in the sky, the God who names […]
“Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and […]
“Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai…and said to them, ‘Go up and spy out the land.’ And the men went up and spied out Ai. And they returned to Joshua and said to him, ‘Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack […]
“And the LORD said to Joshua, ‘See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city at once. Thus you shall do for six days. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams horns […]
“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.” Jude 1:24-25 What powerful truth is […]
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45 This statement about Jesus’ mother hits me a bit hard this morning. I’ve been struggling with doubt…and it can be so difficult at times to believe what God has promised to us. […]
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 As I prayed for a friend this morning, I asked that God’s glory would shine in their life in such a way that it would be undeniable to anyone who knew them, that He […]
“Then the two men returned. They came down from the hills and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and they told him all that had happened to them. And they said to Joshua, ‘Truly the LORD has given all the land into our hands. And also, all the inhabitants of the […]
“I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water in the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt…And […]
In Pleasant Places 