Tag: promises

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Kings 11:26-40 TO CHEW ON: "Then he said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God if Israel, says: "See I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hands and give you ten tribes." ’ ” 1 Kings 11:31 Solomon ruled for many years. Though God ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: I Samuel 1:20-29 TO CHEW ON: “I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” 1 Samuel 1:27,28Have you ever made a promise that later you wished you didn’t have to keep? Pe...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Revelation 1:1-11 TO CHEW ON: "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.... On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, w...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 28:10-20 TO CHEW ON: “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15 Have you ever run for your life? That’s what Jacob was doing. After he tricked...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Acts 27:27-44 TO CHEW ON: "Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” (Acts 27:34) Have you ever been seriously scared or nervous? Perhaps it was the time your team had to play the championship game, or you had t...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Numbers 21:4-9 TO CHEW ON: "But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!' ” Numbers 21:4,5 Hav...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 91:1-16 TO CHEW ON: "I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.'” Psalm 91:2 What things frighten you?Do you know one person who isn’t afraid of something? Even courageous David, when he was hiding from Saul, was probably afraid. He was s...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Exodus 7:1-13 TO CHEW ON: “ Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.” Exodus ...

TODAY'S SPECIAL: Genesis 21:1-7 TO CHEW ON: "Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him." Genesis 21:2 I’ll play with you after school today. Never tell a soul– promise? Wait till summer; then I’ll take you fishing. We’ll go to Disneyland ne...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Matthew 6:26-34 TO CHEW ON: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33George MuellerJesus taught how we can trust God to take care of all our needs. The British man George Mueller (1805 to 1898) showed by his li...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 1:1-18 TO CHEW ON: “'Not so, my lord,' Hannah replied. 'I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer. I was pouring out my soul to the Lord.'” 1 Samuel 1:15 An Israelite man named Elkanah had two wives. Their names were Peninnah and Hannah. Pen...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Nehemiah 2:1-10 TO CHEW ON: "The king said to me, 'What is it you want?' Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, 'If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are buried so that I ...