When Nations Are Shaken, part 3

Daniel 11:21-29 How can we live in a stable, confident manner when our nation is shaken by assassinations, fraudulent leaders, diplomatic intrigue, military force and greedy political leaders who turn against their own countrymen? In Isaiah 44:6-8, the prophet...

God’s Prophecies Came True!

Daniel 8:1-8, 15-22 For a moment consider all the things you can “see” while traveling in your automobile these days. What comes into your view? First, take a peek in your rear view mirror and you can see where you’ve been.  Glance out your side windows, and you...

Being Bold Like Barnabas

Good Hope through Grace Acts 9:26-31 Being bold like Barnabas And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the...
The Blessings of the Branch

The Blessings of the Branch

Things looked bad for Israel, and even worse for Assyria. Yes, the Assyrians would invade (Isaiah 10:5-6; 36:1-2), but after they destroyed Israel, the army would meet their doom. The British poet, Lord Byron (George Gordon) described the story recorded in Isaiah...
The Power of Corporate Prayer

The Power of Corporate Prayer

How should God’s people respond to threats? Consider this: “So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,  who by the mouth of Your servant...