Living from an Overflow

Read Jeremiah 9:1 through 10:25; 1 Thessalonians 3:7–13 For people in the blind community, pouring liquid into a glass is particularly challenging. Overflowing the glass is a primary issue. A “Say When” is a device that slips over the top edge of the glass and makes a sound when it is full. This helps prevent overflowing. In life and ministry, …

No Problem Too Big!

Read Nehemiah 5:1 through 7:73 Have you ever faced a problem that seemed too big to handle? Perhaps you lost your job and weren’t able to get another one. Maybe you’ve faced a serious illness, such as cancer, that seemed impossible to overcome. Perhaps you’ve had to watch as loved ones walked so far away from the Lord that you …

Facing Discouragement

Read 2 Chronicles 32:1 and 33:25 Most believers have never confronted an imposing army like King Hezekiah did. Still, Christians fight major battles every day. Some deal with harassing bosses or coworkers who accuse them falsely. Others face bills or debts that strike like a flurry of arrows, tearing holes in bank accounts and draining their funds. Secular teachings take …

Lesson Learned

Read 2 Chronicles 18:1 through 20:37 It was a painful lesson. Despite starting off impressively as a young leader, Jehoshaphat allowed himself to enter a harmful alliance with Israel’s wicked King Ahab. No doubt Ahab noticed Jehoshaphat’s wealth and inevitably called on him to help in a war with Ramoth Gilead. As the battle began, Ahab disguised himself, abandoning Jehoshaphat …

Sparrows

Read 2 Samuel 3:6 through 5:16; Luke 12:1–21 Each year the Hake family enjoyed the birds that feasted at feeders in their yard. Pigeons, doves, black- birds, finches, chickadees, grosbeaks, juncos, and sparrows all visit the feeders. One year an unwelcome guest—a sparrow hawk— appeared and began swooping down upon unsuspecting birds. He would grab one with his talons and …