Things had been going well in Israel but trouble comes in the form of the Philistines now David is king. Likewise, the devil seeks to wreak havoc against the church…
With Abner dead, Ishbosheth is sorrowful that he will no longer be king. Is our biggest sorrow that people don't admire us? Living for our own glory is exhausting but…
The author describes the Christian life as a race to be run. Every Christian is running the same race, equally fitted and having the same standing before God. Yet in…
Faced with Ishbosheth's accusation, Abner reaches out to David, but with the wrong motive. We must search our hearts and check our motives. David's response is a shrewd political move.…
Things were deteriorating in sinful Judah, and Jeremiah is in prison for offending the king. God tells him to buy a field in enemy territory. Humanly speaking it was madness,…
Paul gives three commands. We are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, living a life that looks like the one Jesus would have us to live. We…
Pergamum was the seat of Roman government. Jesus calls it the throne of Satan, yet there was a church there. There had already been a martyrdom, and they had been…
Smyrna was committed to the Roman emperor, and any Christian who would not worship a Roman god was submitted to persecution and poverty. There is encouragement for them in that…
Christ promises to hold His people firmly, secure to the end. He is the Good Shepherd and makes clear who His sheep are: they have saving faith, listen to His…
Daniel wants to know more about the end of the times but he's not going to be told any more. The words will make sense to the people at the…