“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, ….what is man that You are mindful of him? Psalm 8:3,4 Dear Ones: How is it possible that man, small and insignificant, in comparison with “…the moon and the stars, which You (God) has ordained,” stand up and blatantly say that there is no God? …
“…And you shall find rest unto your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Dear Ones: When Jehu was anointed by the Lord to be king over Israel, it was at a time of great corruption. Ahab had been killed, and Jezebel reigned in his place, though her son was officially the king. She had been responsible for the…
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 Dear Ones: One of the great attractions of Christianity is the hope associated with it. As our attention is constantly directed to the person of Christ, we have not only an idea of hope, but hope’s power and motive. The Lord…
“Enter His courts with thanksgiving and, into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4 Dear Ones: I heard the story once of a dear servant of the Lord, who, before she had her personal devotions in the morning with the Lord, would make sure that she looked her…
“And there appeared unto him (Zacharias) an angel of the Lord standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.” Luke 1:11 Dear Ones: The account of events leading up to the birth of Christ is most extraordinary, as it reveals to us something of the uniqueness of God, and His ways. The first…
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 Dear Ones: Moses was a very wise man. He was conscious of the value and importance of time. Of course, his perspective was always with eternity in view. What then does he do in light of the limits…
“And the Spirit began to move him at times…” Judges 13:25 Dear Ones: When Jesus was speaking to Nicodemus, He declared very clearly that when the Spirit works, and is moving, there are TANGIBLE repercussions. One might not know from where the wind is coming, but one KNOWS that it is blowing. When George Whitefield…
“And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.” Jonah 2:10 Dear Ones: There are a great many folk who do not believe in the story of Jonah being swallowed by a fish. And yet, there are accounts of such an event happening with other people. What is…
“Thou shalt worship the Lord Thy God…” Matthew 4:10; ” “…Send me unto Judah, that I may build it (the wall).” Nehemiah 2:5 Dear Ones: There was no altar in the Garden of Eden, for there was no need for a reminder of Who God was, and the work of Christ on the cross to…
“…who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well.” Psalm 84:6, “And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope.” Hosea 2:15 Dear Ones: Life is filled with valleys, as well as mountains. Sometimes those valleys are like the valley of Baca, a…