Posts with the tag “lessons”

“And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” – Genesis 15:6Abraham’s story starts with one command that changed everything: “Go.” Leave your country. Leave your comfort zone. Leave what is familiar and walk into a future you cannot see. God gave him a promise, not a map. And Abraham followed. He did not have all the answers, and he definitely did not have a perfect record...  Read More

“Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7David was not the obvious choice. He wasn’t the tallest, the strongest, or the one anyone expected to be picked for greatness. When the prophet Samuel came to anoint the next king of Israel, David was not even invited to the lineup. He was out in the fields tending sheep while his older brothers stood in front o...  Read More

“But Ruth said, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.’” – Ruth 1:16Ruth didn’t have the resume most would expect for someone God would use. She was a widow from Moab and carried none of the status or background that seemed to qualify people in her day. Her circ...  Read More

“For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14Esther did not start her story in a palace. She was an orphan, raised by her cousin, living in a foreign land with very little influence. But when God positi...  Read More

"But Peter said, ‘Man, I do not know what you are talking about.’ And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed." – Luke 22:60Peter knew what it felt like to blow it. He was one of Jesus’ closest followers, bold enough to step out of the boat in the middle of a storm, confident enough to say he would never leave Jesus’ side. But when the moment of testing came, Peter caved. He d...  Read More

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…” – Genesis 50:20Joseph’s life did not follow a smooth path. He had a dream from God as a teenager, a vision of influence and purpose. But the road that followed was anything but glamorous. He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison. For over a decade, it seemed li...  Read More

"Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did." – 1 Corinthians 10:6There is a reason history is required in school. The goal is not just to memorize names and dates. It is to understand the decisions and events that shaped the past so we can make better decisions in the future. If we are wise, we do not just study what worked; we also pay close attenti...  Read More