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Treasures Can Be Gifts When the Queen of Sheba came to test King Solomon’s wisdom, she brought a treasure trove of gifts (1 Kings 10:1–13). Solomon answered her questions and passed her tests with flying colors. “Indeed,” the Queen said, “not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard” (v. 8). She...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: In one of his fables, Aesop told the story of a farmer who wanted to purchase a new donkey...

Joseph finally came face to face with his brothers after twenty long years. Undoubtedly, the memory of how they treated him came to the surface. But Joseph also remembered something else: the dreams that God had given him (v. 9).

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Some people fear the sight of blood. They have to look away during their annual blood test...

Cleansed by God Some people (often single males), rely on the "sniff test" to ascertain whether their clothes are clean enough to wear. According to Reader's Digest, 70 percent of the soil on your clothing is invisible. Your clothes may look clean, but they still need to be washed. Even if they pass the sniff test! Zechariah’s fourth vision...

Human Silence: Israel and the Silence of Unbelief In Walker Percy’s novel The Second Coming, a depressed character named Will Barrett decides to put God’s existence to the test. Is He really there or not? Will enters a cave and resolves not to come out unless God gives him a sign. If not, he will die. Rather humorously, during this experiment...

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Just prior to today’s reading, enemies in Jeremiah’s hometown of Anathoth had plotted to kill him...

Today’s church is being tested in this area when it comes to marriage. It should make little difference to the church whether same sex marriage is acceptable to the culture at large or legally recognized by the state. God is the one who sets the standard (Rom. 1:24–27). What is legal may not necessarily be right in God’s eyes.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: I love the start of a new semester. The gradebook is empty; no tests have been given.

In today's daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: When I was in graduate school, one professor told us that he designed his tests so that nobody could get a 100 percent.