Main point: Praise God and recognize His sovereignty. Although Hannah prays this prayer of praise after she receives what she longs for, her prayer is true and profound. She says multiple times that God is in control, He lifts up … Continued
Main point: There is a Redeemer. Ruth was redeemed by Boaz and became fruitful. From the very first interaction between the two, she did nothing special to deserve the special attention she received. It was all simply a work of … Continued
Main point: Do what is right in God’s eyes. This chapter ends with this verse which says that at this time, there was no king in Israel, everyone did what was right in their own eyes. This verse comes after a … Continued
Main point: You can distance yourself so much from God that you actually end up fighting against Him. This story is about a Levite who is traveling and when he got to the city within the tribe of Benjamin, he … Continued
Main point: True worship is completely God’s way. This passage tells the story of Micah. His family’s faith was all messed up. His mom thanks God for this silver and so she makes an idol out of it. Micah then … Continued
Main point: God is the judge. In this passage, I read about the story of Samson and he sounds like a complete mess up. Marrying the Philistines woman that betrayed him, sleeping with a prostitute, another Philistine woman who betrays him … Continued
Main point: God has plans to redeem us in the midst of our rebellion. In this passage, it starts off by saying that Israel did evil in the sight of God and therefore He gave them over to the Philistines. … Continued
Main point. Don’t quit on God. In this passage, Israel ask forgiveness from God. I’m Asian has once again taking over them after they have abandoned God. They cry out to Him and confess two different sins. 1) is that … Continued
Fallen Condition Focus: We think that, because God doesn’t use us in one way, we are useless to God. Joshua has just scared the Midianites and the nations that were helping them fight into killing themselves and running for their … Continued
Fallen Condition Focus: We don’t obey God, therefore we rarely see His power. Gideon is finally ready to go to battle. He gives each of his 300 men a trumpet and a torch in a pot. He gives the signal … Continued