TODAY’S DAILY READING: 1 Chronicles 18-19 & Psalms 113-114
Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 18- Team Work
1 Chronicles 18:1
“After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.”
This chapter records the successful military endeavors of King David. We read of his defeating, or… Read More
1 Chronicles 19- When Things Go Wrong
1 Chronicles 19:4
“Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away.”
David sent a handful of his men, as goodwill ambassadors, to Ammon. They went with a gift, as a way to offer condolences to the king for the death of his father. When they arrived, instead of being welcomed, they were brutally mistreated and embarrassed; their beards were shaved and their clothing cut to reveal
Psalm 113- He Humbles Himself
Psalm 113:6
“Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the heavens and in the earth?”
A few years ago my wife and I were window shopping at an outdoor mall in southern California when we stumbled onto a crowd of people huddled around a large telescope. We decided to stand in line and see what they were… Read More
Psalm 114- Rock Into Water
Psalms 114:8
“Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.”
Israel was in a bad place. Conservative estimates calculate the camp of Israel to be nearly 2 million souls. They had left the comfort of the Nile river and began the arduous journey through… Read More
Jim Gallagher 