“You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan’….When the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord of all the earth shall rest in the Jordan, […]

“Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he finishes the matter today.” – Ruth 3:18 (AMP)  “Sit still…until you learn how the matter turns out.” Sitting still can be a sign of trust. In this scripture, a woman is being […]

“…And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord […]

“When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Silence! Be still!’ Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.” – Mark 4:39 (NLT) I’m always intrigued when my kids can sleep through a really loud thunder storm. I can hardly hear myself think and there they are, snoozing away. […]

“Then Hezekiah answered and said, ‘Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord.’ And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.” – 2 Chronicles 29:31 (KJV) All offerings are […]

“Then Pharaoh sent for [Joseph] and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.” – Psalm 105:20 (NLT) From the prison to the palace. It happened for Joseph. The institution that put him in chains ultimately promoted him to the second most powerful position in all the land. Even though Joseph’s […]

“But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” – 2 Corinthians 3:16-17 (NLT) To know and understand the truth is to be free. Whenever we  turn to the Lord, the veil that blocks knowledge […]

“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to slavery” – Galatians 5:1 (NASB) In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he exhorts them to refrain from going back to the law after they were set free by the gift of grace through their belief in Jesus […]

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.” – Hebrews 11:1-2 (NKJV) I know, I know . . . a predictable start to a week-long study on the word “faith.” But I find it nearly impossible to really dig […]