And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart. But David said: I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. (2 Samuel 6: 16, 22) Maybe you know Matt Redman’s song “Undignified”? I will danceI will singTo be […]
1 Samuel 30:8 Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you! (NLT) Let’s step back a little in 1 Samuel 29, David was going to the battle with the […]
1 Samuel 7:9-10 So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the Lord as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the Lord to help Israel, and the Lord answered him. Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the Lord spoke with a mighty voice of […]
Psalm 36:8-10 BB God, wat bent U toch goed en liefdevol! Daarom komen we schuilen onder uw vleugels. U geeft ons een overvloed van goede dingen. U lest onze dorst met uw liefde. Want bij U is de bron van het leven. Als we dicht bij U zijn, weten we hoe we moeten leven: in […]
2 Timoteüs 3:15, 17Al vanaf je kinderjaren ken je de Boeken. Door de Boeken kun je wijs en verstandig worden. Ze leren je hoe je door het geloof in Jezus Christus kan worden gered. […] Zo kunnen de mensen hun geloof ontwikkelen tot een volwassen geloof. Dan zullen ze geschikt zijn voor elke taak. (BB) […]
Judges 11:1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. God used Jephthah despite how his family perceived him and his origins. It doesn’t matter where you come from or how your family looks like, God has a purpose for your life, and you can live in full […]
1 Timothy 1:12-13,16 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in […]
1 Corinthians 14:3-4 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. 4 Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. What is the difference between speaking in tongues and prophesying? This chapter is a great explanation about the power of prophecy. The goal of prophecy, Paul says, is […]
1 Corinthians 13:4-5,7,13 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Three things will last […]
Joshua 4:6-7 We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the […]