“They replied. “The Lord needs it.” They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.” (Luke 19:34-36 NIV)
Jesus instructs His disciples to untie a colt, and when questioned, they simply responded: “The Lord needs it.” The…
“… the boy is to be a Nazirite, set apart to God from birth, …. The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samuel. He grew and the Lord blessed him, and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him ….” (Judges 13:5, 24-25 NIV).
There’s something captivating about Samson. He was…
“Once again David inquired of the Lord, and the Lord answered him, ‘Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand.’ So David and his men went to Keilah … and saved the people of Keilah.” (1 Samuel 23:4-5 NIV).
The story of David in 1 Samuel 23:4-5 offers…
“Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.” (Psalm 127:1 NIV).
This psalm, attributed to Solomon, the wisest of kings, reminds us that human wisdom and effort must be submitted to God- the Builder of all things. It is…