I Samuel 22: 1,2; I Kingdoms 22:1,2 There are times in our lives – when adversaries rise against us or daunting challenges lay ahead of us – that may strike us with fear or delude us with doubt or cloud us with confusion. Such times call for an extra...

I Kings 18:1-19; 3 Kingdoms 18:1-19 Three years had passed since Elijah stood before Ahab and Jezebel as God’s messenger of judgement. As we have seen, those years were filled with solitude, challenges, testing, training and growth for this holy prophet. Now, once again, Elijah heard that familiar word...

I Kings 17:17-24; 3 Kingdoms 17:17-24 In the aftermath of the miracle of the flour and the oil, the household of the widow was certainly filled with joy and thanksgiving. Indeed, they could have echoed  King David’s glad refrain: “He brought me up out of a miserable pit and...

I Kings 17: 8-16; 3 Kingdoms 17: 8-16 Elijah’s sojourn at the Brook Cherith ended in a very interesting manner. Whether suddenly or slowly, the waters which had sustained him ceased to flow. “But after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land”...

I Kings 17: 2-7; 3 Kingdoms 17: 2-7 One of my seminary teachers once said, “God loves us just as we are, but He loves us too much to leave us just as we are”. That statement has stayed with me through all the years of ministry and personal...

II Timothy 1:16 As we make our way through this journey of life, we encounter all manner of situations and experiences. Many of those are times of happiness, joy and success. Sometimes, we are faced with sadness, sorrow and failure. During those latter times, we may become lonely, weary...

I Kings 17:1; 3 Kingdoms 17:1 As soon as Jezebel appeared in control of the government in Israel there also appeared a man of God whose task was to witness to the living God and to set in motion the forces of resistance that would ultimately overthrow Ahab and...

I Kings 17: 1; 3 Kingdoms 17:1 (OSB) About 925 B.C., King Solomon died leaving a formally strong and prosperous kingdom in disarray. He had spurned the blessed inheritance he had received from his father, King David, along with the gift of wisdom from God. God had warned Solomon...

Galatians 6: 2-5 The times in which we live often present us with difficulties and dilemmas which deliver unwanted thoughts and uncomfortable feelings. They weigh heavily upon us, disrupting our plans and diminishing our hopes for peaceful days. As Christians, we are told to seek relief from God through...

Before embarking on our studies in the treasures of the Old Testament, may we stand on the threshold at the beginning. We will not engage here on the high-level discussions (arguments?) pertaining to the six days, big bang, etc. Rather, let us just enjoy the simple beauty of the...