GOD'S PROMISES - MISTAKES

It is easy sometimes when planning ahead for your monthly expenses to think you have everything covered, only to discover that you made a mistake in your calculations and now you are short on what you need for the month. Pray and ask God to send you a miracle. He will surely make a way!

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    This harlot housed spies sent by Joshua to take the city of Jericho.
2.    This woman married Moses.
3.    After David looked upon her lustfully, he had an affair with this woman that ultimately led to the death of her original husband.
4.    This woman tempted Samson to reveal the secret to his massive strength, which she used to betray him to the Philistines.
5.    This brave Israelite woman became queen of Persia and used her influence to protect her people, the Jews.

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 120:1
I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Rahab
2.    Zipporah
3.    Bathsheba
4.    Delilah
5.    Esther

GOD'S PROMISES - ENCOURAGING WORDS

It's important to always remember to give encouraging words to your friends and family when they are starting a new venture or learning a new task. It can be scary or even nerve racking when trying to learn something new.  It may even take months and months of practice before they get it right.

Pray and ask God give you the right words to say to help encourage them through their learning process.

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Jacob agreed to work 7 years for the hand of who?
2.    What woman promised the Lord that if He would bless her with a son she would dedicate the boy to Him? She later bore Samuel.
3.    Who was David's original wife?
4.    This woman remained with her mother-in-law, Naomi, after Naomi's husband and sons died?
5.    This woman rumored that Joseph tried to commit adultery with her?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 121:7-8
I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Rachel
2.    Hannah
3.    Michal
4.    Ruth
5.    Rahab
   

GOD'S PROMISES - CHOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY

I was having a discussion with a friend the other day who was going through some financial difficulties. I could see that part of the problem she was having was her own fault in the way that she was managing her finances. I wanted to help her and give her the best advice but I knew I had to watch the way I advised her and also choose my words carefully on how to advise her so that she could see where the problem was coming from and not shut down because she thought I was putting her down. I said a quick prayer and asked the Lord to give me the right words and the right way to deliver them to her so that she could see what I saw.  And just as God promises, he helped me and spoke through me!

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    What did King Solomon ask God for?
2.    Who wrote this line "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want"?
3.    What does "Eve" mean?
4.    Who married Abraham?
5.    Looking for a wife for Isaac, Abraham's servant found who?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 37:4
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Wisdom
2.    King David
3.    "Mother of all living".
4.    Sarah
5.    Rebekah

GOD'S PROMISES - DECEPTION

Sometimes in our lives we come across people who try and deceive us in various ways. You are trying to do the right thing and it seems like people keep lying to you and throwing all kinds of obstacles in your way. Pray and ask God to remove all the deception and help you to see the truth in all situations.

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    What do the deaths of King Ahab and his wife Jezebel have in common?
2.    What Jewish festival results from the events in Esther?
3.    What does King Solomon do in Israel?
4.    What is one of the main criteria in Leviticus for living in the Israelite camp?
5.    Why does God reprimand Job?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Dogs eat the blood of their dead bodies.
2.    Purim
3.    He builds a grand temple in Jerusalem.
4.    To be ceremonially clean.
5.    Because Job heeds the advice of his friends.

GOD'S PROMISES - DISCERNMENT

When you are talking to your friends and family about issues that they are going through, it is easy to see what is right and wrong and how they should handle their situations. Pray and ask God for the right way to deliver the advice that you want to give to them. When we are going through things, sometimes it is not easy to see what the right solution is or sometimes you may know what to do but it is hard to do what is right when your emotions or feelings are involved. Pray and ask God for discernment in handling everything that comes your way.  He will never steer you wrong!

Bible Trivia Questions
1.   Why does the prophet Nathan rebuke David?
2.    What does David bring to Jerusalem to bless the religious city?
3.    How does Absalom flaunt his brief overthrow of David's throne?
4.    What event triggers the division of Israel into two kingdoms?
5.    Who is Elisha

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    David commits adultery with Bathseba.
2.    The Art of the Covenant.
3.    By sleeping with David's concubines in public.
4.    Rehoboam wants the tribe of Judah to secede from the twelve tribes.
5.    Elijah's apprentice and successor.

GOD'S PROMISES - REGRET

There are times in our lives when we think we made a mistake about certain choices and decisions in our lives. Sometimes these are major mistakes like maybe getting into a bad relationship when we know better. Or they may be small mistakes like buying something that was more money than you intended to spend. When these things happen we are full of regret. We beat ourselves up wondering how we could have made such a mistake. Just remember God is not about regret. Ask Him to deliver you from the situation you are in or to accept the mistake you made and help you to move forward and not keeping kicking yourself over what you should or should not have done. God will deliver you from your feelings of regret.  He is a forgiving and awesome God!

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    How does God feed the Israelites in the desert?
2.    Why does Moses break the stone tablets inscribed with God's commandments at Mount Sinai?
3.    Why does God curse the Israelites to wander the desert for forty years before entering the Promised Land?
4.    What do Moses and Joshua forbid the Israelites to do in the Promised Land?
5.    Who betrays Samson to the Philistines?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose.

Happy Father's Day!

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.    By a strange bread-like substance from heaven.

2.    Because the people are worshiping a golden idol.

3.    Because the Israelites vote down Moses as their leader.

4.    Intermarry with the native inhabitants.

5.    Delilah.

GOD'S PROMISES - DECISIONS

There are times when I am so indecisive. I want to make the right decisions and choices for my life but I don't really know what is the right thing to do. When these times happen in my life, I stop and take the time to pray and ask God what is His will and perfect choice for my life. I ask Him to give me the confidence to know that I am making the right decision and choices.

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Why does Cain kill his brother Abel?
2.    How does Jacob steal his brother, Esau's inheritance rights?
3.    From which catastrophe does Joseph save Egypt?
4.    How does God first appear to Moses?
5.    What object that God gives Moses allows him to perform signs and wonders?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Proverbs 16:3 
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Because God is more pleased by Abel's sacrifice than by Cain's.
2.    By tricking his father with the help of his mother.
3.    Famine.
4.    As a burning bush.
5.    A wooden staff.