Mark 9:22-23 But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” 23 But Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.” Jesus is surprised at the man’s faith. “If you can do anything” does not sound like “you can do anything!” Remember that as a kid you […]
1 Samuel 4:3 “Let us bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Shiloh, so that he may go with us and save us from the hand of our enemies.” The Israelites made a hasty decision based on empty religion. At first glance, it seemed they did the wise thing: bringing the ark would ensure bringing God. However, this […]
Joshua 24:15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. We are always […]
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 […]
Jozua 15:13-14Maar Kaleb kreeg een eigen deel in het gebied van de stam van Juda. Hij kreeg Kirjat-Arba (dat is nu Hebron) zoals de Heer aan Jozua bevolen had. Arba was de vader van Enak geweest. Kaleb verjoeg daar de drie zonen van Enak: Sesai, Ahiman en Talmai. (BB) Kennen we Kaleb nog? Hij was […]
Joshua 1:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.” Many people know verse 3 where God says “every place your foot treads I will give to you”. However, before Joshua can set his […]
Psalms 42:11 & Psalms 43:5 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God! (NLT) David never held back anything from God; he told God how he felt and everything that was going on in his life. God already […]
Deuteronomium 13:4Volg alleen de Here, uw God, en heb ontzag voor Hem, gehoorzaam alleen zijn geboden. Dien alleen Hem en houdt u aan Hem vast. (HTB) De titel van het hoofdstuk van vandaag luidt: ‘Waarshuwing tegen afgoderij’. Als ik eerlijk ben denk ik dan meteen: “Dit is een ver-van-mijn-bed-show” of “Dit is iets van het […]
Deuteronomy 6:5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. (NLT) The word “all” can also signify “completely”, “fully” or “entirely”. Loving God is not something we do partially, but it is fully letting go of our fleshly desires to give our entire hearts […]
Deuteronium 5:21 BB Wees niet jaloers op wat iemand anders heeft. Je moet niet willen hebben wat al van een ander is: zijn huis, of zijn vrouw, of zijn knecht, of zijn slavin, of zijn koe, of zijn ezel, of iets anders wat van iemand anders is.’ The fastest way to kill something special is […]