Tag Archive - Courage

Courage to live a life of faithfulness: 2 Chronicles 15 and 16

August 6, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

What effect does the passage of time have upon a legacy? Can you live life based upon how your faith and dependance upon God was at one time in your past? In 2 Chronicles 15 and 16 Asa is king over Judah and God has delivered Judah from the armies of Israel and Ethiopia in the first years of his reign. As the people of Judah placed their hope in God alone, put away their idols, and turned wholeheartedly to God they were blessed. Did they know how blessed they were in these moments?

“Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law. But in their distress they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and they sought Him and He let them find Him. Continue Reading…

Strength and courage of a promiscuous woman: Joshua 1 and 2

April 21, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

Moses has died and it is time for the Israelites to move to take possession of the promised land. Reading Joshua makes me excited because I am back to reading a narrative story about the people of Israel instead of the law which was detailed thoroughly in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. How will the people honor and follow God’s command to obey Him? Will Joshua be an effective leader and instill dependance upon God? I am looking forward to seeing how these questions and others are answered in Joshua. Continue Reading…