Keep Looking Up

Read  2 Samuel 1:1 through 3:39 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah (2 Samuel 2:4). After the death of Saul, David finally had a kingdom. However, it wasn’t over all of Israel as God had promised. Only the tribe of Judah chose David as its king. The …

Forgiveness

Read  Mark 10: through 11:33 “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins” (Mark 11:25). The story is told of a man who feared he was on his deathbed. He made an offering of peace to a man against whom he had held a …

God Honors the Faithful

Read  Ruth 1:1 through 4:22 “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16). After Naomi’s husband and sons all died in the land of Moab, she needed to return to …

Ride of Faith

Read  Mark 4:1 through 5:43 Brian was fishing in his small boat as a storm unexpectedly approached. Quickly, a bad situation turned worse when the engine wouldn’t start and the boat was caught in a serious whirlpool. Brian immediately cried out to God for help. Miraculously, the engine started, and he returned home safely. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping …