The Danger of Misplaced ConfidenceReading: Judges 4:6-9; Psalm 118:8-9Psalm 118:8-9 warns against placing ultimate trust in human beings rather than in God.Barak heard the command of God delivered thr...  Read More

When God Calls the UnexpectedReading: Judges 4:1-10Deborah was already leading when God used her to deliver His word to Barak. God's calls rarely follow the patterns we expect. He raises up leaders fr...  Read More

Getting Back on the BikeReading: Lamentations 3:22-26; Psalm 103:8-14Falling is expected. Everyone who has ever learned to ride a bike has fallen. The question is never whether you will fall -- it is ...  Read More

He Will Never Stop Remembering YouReading: Isaiah 49:15-16; Matthew 28:20The Israelites forgot God -- but God never forgot them. While they were dismissing Him from their minds, He was working on thei...  Read More

The Pattern of GraceReading: Judges 3:7-11; Romans 5:8The cycle in Judges -- disobedience, judgment, crying out, deliverance, peace -- can look like a story of failure. But look more carefully. Every ...  Read More

God's Priority Is Relationship, Not ComfortReading: John 10:10; Deuteronomy 7:3-4One of the most persistent myths in the Christian life is the belief that God's top priority is our happiness. It is no...  Read More

The Danger of ForgettingReading: Deuteronomy 7:1-6The Israelites did not forget God accidentally. The Hebrew word used in Judges 3:7 describes a deliberate dismissal -- a choice to stop remembering. T...  Read More

As For Me and My HouseReading: Joshua 24:14-15 -- Joshua presents Israel with a clear choice and declares his own household's commitment to serve the Lord fully and without reservation.Joshua's declar...  Read More

Seeing Through the CaramelReading: 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- The apostle Paul warns that deception rarely announces itself as deception; it disguises itself as something appealing and even righteous.T...  Read More

Idolatry in Modern ClothingReading: Exodus 20:1-6 -- God declares that no other gods are to come before him, and that he is a jealous God who will not share devotion.We tend to think of idolatry as an...  Read More

The Cost of CompromiseReading: Joshua 23:6-13 -- Joshua warns Israel not to associate with surrounding nations in ways that would draw their hearts toward foreign gods.Joshua's warning was not rooted ...  Read More

Remembering What God Has DoneReading: Joshua 23:1-5, 14 -- Joshua reminds the leaders that God has fought for them and fulfilled every promise he made.It is easy to move forward without pausing to loo...  Read More