clive smit

  • Don't Box God

    The attendant on whom the king leaned for support said to the Holy Man, "You expect us to believe that? Trapdoors opening in the sky and food tumbling out?" "You'll watch it with your own eyes," he said,…

    Created 7 days ago

    2 Kings 7:2 (MSG)

  • Up & Down

    When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill…

    Created 20 days ago

    1 Kings 19:1 (NLT), 1 Kings 19:2 (NLT), 1 Kings 19:3 (NLT), 1 Kings 19:4 (NLT)

  • A Leaders Work

    Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!” So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground…

    Created 21 days ago

    1 Kings 18:41 (NLT), 1 Kings 18:42 (NLT)

  • God Wants To Use You!

    “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.” (1 Kings 17:9 NLT) Isn't it interesting that out of all the people… God chose a poor widow…

    Created 21 days ago

    1 Kings 17:9 (NLT)

  • Look Again

    Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4 NIV) Interesting to note how all we saw was that Jesus wasn't experiencing…

    Created 5 months ago

    Isaiah 53:4 (NIV)

  • You've Got To Be Joking!

    The Lord said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake…

    Created 5 months ago

    Numbers 21:8 (NIV), Numbers 21:9 (NIV)

  • Impatience Bites!

    They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up…

    Created 5 months ago

    Numbers 21:4 (NIV), Numbers 21:5 (NIV), Numbers 21:6 (NIV), Numbers 21:7 (NIV)

  • she's coming to get you

    He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent. She took hold of him…

    Created 5 months ago

    Proverbs 7:8 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:10 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:13 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:15 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:21 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:22 (NIV84)

  • Eat Quickly

    This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord's Passover. (Exodus 12:11 NIV84) God is about…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 12:11 (NIV84)

  • Teaching through Ritual

    Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire—head, legs and inner parts. Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. (Exodus 12:9, 10…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 12:9 (NIV84), Exodus 12:10 (NIV84)

  • Everyone Must

    At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 12:29 (NIV84)

  • Morality Brings Health Benefits!

    Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. (Proverbs 3:7, 8 NIV84) At first this may seem like a strange statement……

    Created 5 months ago

    Proverbs 3:7 (NIV84), Proverbs 3:8 (NIV84)

  • Who is with you?

    When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.” (Exodus 32:17 NIV84) I love that Moses didn't just approach God's presence alone… he took…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 32:17 (NIV84)

  • Responsibility

    He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?” “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. They said to me,…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 32:21 (NIV84), Exodus 32:22 (NIV84), Exodus 32:23 (NIV84), Exodus 32:24 (NIV84), Exodus 32:25 (NIV84), Exodus 32:31 (NIV84), Exodus 32:32 (NIV84)

  • He's after your $!!

    Exodus 32: Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off their earrings and brought them…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 32:2 (NIV84)

  • thanks comes 1st!

    Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. (Psalm 100:4 NIV84) Usually when we come to someone, we come with a request 1st and a thanks later……

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 100:4 (NIV84)

  • Our Trouble is in Trouble

    He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. (Psalm 91:15 NIV84) Many Christians are quite surprised when trouble hits… but Jesus promised…

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 91:15 (NIV84)

  • Open Your Mouth

    You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. (Psalm 81:9, 10…

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 81:9 (NIV84), Psalm 81:10 (NIV84)

  • God Doesn't Withhold Any Good Thing

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (Psalm 84:11 NIV84) Just a quick thought… we like to think…

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 84:11 (NIV84)

  • Can You See Him?

    Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen. (Psalm 77:19 NIV84) When Moses parted the Red Sea, it was obvious (to those whose spiritual eyes…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 77:19 (NIV84)

  • How easily are you satisfied?

    When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted. (Psalm 77:2 NIV84) It is so easy when we are in a funk or going through hard times…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 77:2 (NIV84)

  • Your Reward

    17 Not that I’m looking for handouts, but I do want you to experience the blessing that issues from generosity. (Philippians 4:17 MSG) I never give to receive… but Paul clearly teaches that your generosity…

    Created 10 months ago

    Philippians 4:17 (MSG)

  • How to be Content

    11 Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances.12 I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little.…

    Created 10 months ago

    Philippians 4:11 (MSG), Philippians 4:12 (MSG), Philippians 4:13 (MSG)

  • A New Center

    7 Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.…

    Created 10 months ago

    Philippians 4:7 (MSG)

  • Faith Creates

    6 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.7 Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything…

    Created 10 months ago

    Philippians 4:6 (MSG), Philippians 4:7 (MSG), Philippians 4:8 (MSG)