In the first chapter of the book of Job, Satan comes after Job to get him to denounce his faith and turn against the Lord. Even after the horrible events of that chapter, “Job did not sin” (1:21). The very first word of chapter 2 speaks volumes—“Again.” Satan was not done with Job. He came at him again in chapter two , but “in all this…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 83)
After a long, exhausting day of teaching and healing, “evening had come” and it was time to “cross over to the other side” of the sea (Mark 4:35). “Now when they had left the multitude, they took [Jesus] along in the boat as He was…And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He…
Jesus “went through the cities and villages” of Perea and was “teaching,” while He was “journeying toward Jerusalem” for the last time (Luke 13:22). There were many things He needed to share with the people in these closing weeks of His life. One message that resonated with “one” of His hearers was when Jesus spoke of “few” who would be “saved” (13:23). …
We often quote Jeremiah 1:5 to prove that there is life in the womb. But have you considered the rest of the verse? God looked at the life in the womb, and even before his birth, God “ordained” Jeremiah to be “a prophet to the nations.” Consider a similar statement made by the prophet Isaiah (Isa. 49:1). The apostle Paul said that “God…separated me from my…
While Satan was attacking the integrity of God in his denunciation of Job, the evil one actually revealed much about the providential care of God for His people. And, he was tipping his hand to show that even the devil knows and can see how much God blesses His people. The devil knows that God has “made a hedge around” His children (Job…
Do you have much for which to be thankful? Sometimes in moments of despair and distress, it is hard to keep our minds focused on the positive and the copious reasons that we have to be optimistic and thankful persons. Perhaps a look at a passage in Luke 17 can help us to be reminded of some simple steps we can take…
There are some Bible verses that just grab you when you read them and almost shake you up. Proverbs 30:17 is one such verse. “The eye that mocks his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.” Whoa! Why would God put something so graphic in the Bible? Because God is…
This article is being read by individuals at varying levels of Bible knowledge and strength of faith. Some are babes in Christ, who need to feed on the “milk of the word” (1 Pet. 2:2) and the “elementary principles of Christ” (Heb. 6:1). Others are maturing Christians, who need to be feasting on the “solid food” of God’s Word (Heb. 5:12, 14), and not…