Peace But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together. (1 Samuel 11:11, The Life Application Bible) As … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Chosen 20So Samuel brought out all the tribes of Israel before the Lord, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot. 21Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the Lord, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

A Life Worth Dying For 37Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed His last. 38And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. (Mark 15:37, 38, The Life Application Bible) I have tried to keep this blog on a more positive note recently, but yesterday I … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Deserted 50Then all His disciples deserted Him and ran away. 51One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, 52he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked. (Mark 14:50-52, The Life Application Bible) Yesterday I had a chance to get caught up … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Called to Love 22You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. (1 Peter 1:22, The Life Application Bible) We are called to love one another, as brothers and sisters. LOVING … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

8And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me-everything you heard from me and saw me doing. … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

9“This is my command-be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9, The Life Application Bible) Today marks the seventh day of carnage in the Gaza Strip. Israel is undoubtedly preparing for a ground invasion, which would spare the indiscriminate killing … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

2“When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. 3He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. 4For the Lord your … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

4They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”… 10Then Jesus turned to the … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

32Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.” 33The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion