Genesis 13:17 “Go, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.” God had brought Abram, whom he later renamed Abraham, and his household on a long journey from Harran which is in present-day Turkey to the land of Canaan which is...

Psalm 145:17-21 New International Version (NIV) 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways     and faithful in all he does. 18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,     to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;     he hears...

Genesis 22:14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. God told Abraham to take his son Isaac to the region of Moriah and to sacrifice him as a burnt offering on a mountain there. So Abraham obeyed. Reaching the mountain, they slowly climbed to “the place...

Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” Many of us have a box or drawer that we keep mementos of photographs that bring back...

Matthew 13:45 “The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.” Pearls are something that are worn on occasions that called for the finest dress. There is something elegant about a string of pearls.  A merchant looking for fine pearls, Jesus says, is...

Proverbs 13:22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children. Lawyers are often needed to ensure that a large inheritance is divided properly—as stated in a legal will. Without that framework, the people in some families would tear each other apart...

Numbers 32:17 “We will arm ourselves for battle and go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them to their place.” The promised land was just across the Jordan River, but the land on the near side of the ­river looked good for grazing. So the tribes of Reuben...