12 DECEMBER THE WHITE LILY “And the twelve were with Jesus, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities… and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.” (Luke 8:1-3, NKJV) Women were also with Jesus wherever He went. Susanna was one of...
11 DECEMBER THE WEAPON OF WISE WORDS “The woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your maidservant.” (2 Samuel 20:17, NKJV) Joab, the commander of David’s army, had besieged the city of Abel because Sheba, who had caused Israel...
10 DECEMBER AND IT HAPPENED: FOOLISHNESS “Now it happened that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found none.” (Exodus 16:27, NKJV) Why do we sometimes act contrary to the instructions of God and expect the results of obedience? It is utter foolishness....
09 DECEMBER AND IT HAPPENED: A SHAMEFUL ACT “It happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, “Indeed I lay with my father last night; let us make him drink wine tonight also, and you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve the...
08 DECEMBER AND IT HAPPENED: A MISTAKE “Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to...
07 DECEMBER THE MINT PLANT “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it but God made it grow.” (1 Corinthians 3:6, NIV) I once asked our gardener to help me plant the mint plant, so I can have fresh mint tea as desired. I love teas, especially mint tea, after food....
06 DECEMBER WINGS OF REFUGE “The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” (Ruth 2:12, NKJV) Ruth had admirable qualities but above them all was her faithfulness to God, her mother-in-law, work...
05 DECEMBER THE OAK OF WEEPING “Rebecca’s nurse Deborah died and was buried beneath the oak south of Bethel. So it was named Oak of Weeping.” (Genesis 35:8, GNT) Deborah was a nurse or maid servant given to Rebekah by her father when she got married to Isaac. Just as...
04 DECEMBER FROM LITTLE TO GREAT VALUE “The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.” (2 Samuel 6:11, NKJV) David was angry and aborted the journey of bringing the Ark to Jerusalem. He just...
3RD DECEMBER FROM PREJUDICE TO FREEDOM “And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” (John 1:46, NKJV) Nazareth? Nathaniel was from the nearby town of Cana. The Jews despised Nazareth primarily because a Roman army garrison was located there...