Exo 23:29 “I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beast of the field become too numerous for you. Exo 23:30 “Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. This is part…
DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ALL THE HARD KNOCKS.
Mat 7:25 “and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. Palestine, to a considerable extended was and still is a land of mountains and hills. Occasionally , they experience sudden and violent rains. When it…
CLING TO THE END
Ruth 1:14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Misfortune had befallen on Naomi and it seemed she had lost it all. It was only prudent of her to release her daughters-in-law for perhaps they would restart their lives and move on. Both…
MUTING THE CRITICS
John 1:46-49“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree…
THE ARK WILL REST
Ge 8:1 Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. Gen 8:4 Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of…
DO NOT SUBJECT YOUR CONVICTIONS TO CONVENIENCES.
Ecc 11:4 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. We can easily miss it out if we are so much concerned with looking for indications of what will happen. Strong winds and dark clouds may suggest drought or rains but they do not guarantee either…
STAY PUT IN THE HOUSE OF BREAD
Ru 1:2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion-Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to the country of Moab and remained there. This family moves from Bethlehem “The House of Bread” to Moab a country of…
TO BEHOLD THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD
Psa 27:4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple.(NKJV) David’s greatest desire and motivation was to dwell in the house of…
REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS.
Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Apostle Paul exhorts the Philippians to holy joy and delight in God. It is our duty and privilege to rejoice in the Lord. Our joy emanates from Him. He is our source thus we flow in His tune. There is repetition of the…
DON’T ENVY THE EVILDOERS
Ps 37:1 Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. It is easy to be…