God gave specific instructions on how the ark of the covenant was to be carried. God specifically instructed the Levites to carry the ark on their shoulders. Every time they were to

Some have the philosophy that money itself is evil, but that is not what the Scriptures teach. The Scriptures teach in 1 Timothy 6:10, For the love of money is the root of all evil… Notice that

There is a key to bearing fruit. The key is to take root downward, but then to keep your direction in an upward direction. Before a tree can ever bear fruit, it must have a deep root system to

With everything that God gives the believer, He also warns that the tools He provides to help others can become a weakness in their own life. Love is one of those great tools that God wants believers to have, because it

Success has destroyed the mightiest of believers, and that is why we must never let a success achieved be our ultimate goal. Elijah was one of the mightiest prophets in the Word of God, and yet the success of praying fire

Fellowship is an important part of our lives, but it is often misdefined. Fellowship is about who we associate with. The problem with most people is that they seek fellowship instead of discovering it. Those who seek

David's last words was a compilation of a list of men whom he called his mighty men. These mighty men were likely the men who stood with him through thick and thin. It is interesting as David notes these mighty men that most of them only had one great mighty act they performed. When David listed these men, he

There are several things to which God equates our spiritual life. He equates it to a fight. Paul talked about fighting the good fight of faith. You will never make it through life and stay spiritually right if you don't have the mindset to fight. You have to fight to stay right. You have to

David made a great mistake in his young life, and that was that he allowed man to dictate his courage and faith. I know that it is easy for us to sit on the other side of David's life and criticize him for fleeing from Saul because it was

A church prayer meeting is often one of the most unpopular meetings in a church. I believe there are several reasons church prayer meetings don't seem to be important. I think they are not important because many are

The whole reason Naomi left Bethel was because there was a famine in the land. She thought Moab had more bread than Bethel, but when she came back, she proclaimed that she went out full, but the Lord had brought her

Tribulation is a part of life. You cannot get through life without facing hard times. However, it is how we face the hard times that determines whether they become a tool for God to use us mightily or a tool of Satan that causes us to quit. Many have proclaimed that they

Israel’s demise started when they chose not to drive out all the inhabitants of the land. When they lost their drive, they began a downward spiral that led to the book of Judges where every man did that which was right in their own eyes. Because they lost their drive, instead of

The first Sunday church service was when Jesus met with the disciples after He rose from the dead on the first day of the week. The one person who was not there was Thomas. When the disciples who were present told him what

The fire has always been a type of trial. 1 Peter 4:12 says, Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: You will notice that God says we will be tried by the fiery trial. Trials are a part of life, and without them, you will not know several things about God that He wants you to learn. Let me share some great benefits you will discover in the midst of

How the LORD led Israel through the wilderness makes no sense when you look at all the movements. We know the LORD led them because they followed the pillar of cloud by day

Israel became discouraged because of the way the LORD was taking them. They allowed the way to take their heart away and discourage them. You would think if any people would not have been discouraged because of the

There was a man that Israel caught gathering sticks on the sabbath day. Gathering sticks on this day was no different than God’s people not going to church because of entertainment, a job, or just doing your

Satan always has his messengers in our ranks to hurt and to keep the cause of Christ from going forward. It is critical for believers to understand that Satan will not idly sit while the Gospel is moving forward. In fact, the

Thirty-one times in ten verses, you see the phrase, a time. The importance of time can never be overemphasized. Time is here, and then it is gone, and once it is gone, you can never take it back. Therefore, it is wise to use time