Raisins & Apples Bible – a channel of faith
Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples. (Song of Songs 2:5)
How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? Psalms 89:46 We believe in God, but have you ever felt like “I do not know where God is!” You are not alone. Many people have felt the same way. In fact, God knows how you feel, and, I… Continue reading Introduction to Esther – Hidden Love, Bold Move, Perfect Result
1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3 You said, 'Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my… Continue reading Baruch – The spoils (prize) of the war : my life that God gave (Jeremiah 45:1-5 Devotional)
5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. Hebrew 11:5 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah… Continue reading Enoch 2 – Life Impacted by the Return of Jesus (Jude 1:14-16 Devotional)
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. 25 When Methuselah had lived… Continue reading Enoch 1 – Choice When the Judgement is Near (Genesis 5:21-32 Devotional)
1. Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord." 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought… Continue reading Life of Faith – Abel 2 (Genesis 4:1-8 Devotional)
19 Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. 20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because… Continue reading Hannah – Part 2: Surrendering the Blessing Received (1 Samuel 1:19 – 2:2 Devotional)
10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. 11 And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will… Continue reading Hannah – Part 1: Pouring Out My Heart to God (1 Samuel 1:10-18 Devotional)
6 She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, "Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, 'Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. 7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of… Continue reading Two Women & a Man Part 3 – Barak (Judges 4:6-10, 4:12-16, 5:9, Hebrews 11:32 Devotional)
18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. 19 And he said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for… Continue reading Two Women & a Man Part 2 – Jael (Judges 4:18-23, 5:24-27 Devotional)
Deborah - A Woman with Many Hats 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. Judges 4:4-5… Continue reading Two Women and a Man Part 1 – Deborah (Judges 4:4-5, 5:1-2,31 Devotional)
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