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Habakkuk 3:17-19 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord , I will be joyful in…
Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” This relates to the death and burial of Moses at Mt Nebo ( Deu 34:5,6). There was a major dispute between Michael,…
Heb 10:35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. The fundamental message in the book of Hebrew was summarized in this verse. Those to whom these words were written had already survived some level of persecution ( Heb 10:32). The letter was intended to strengthen their confidence that indeed, Jesus, was…
Isa 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. Floods are known to be devastating. Some have the capacity to clear…
Mt 8:8-10 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes….
Job 11:16-19 You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by. Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning. You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. You will lie down, with no one to make…
1Sa 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” A general meeting for prayer and repentance brought trouble to the Israelites. The Philistines thought that they were planning evil against them and invaded them. Israel could…
1Sa 17:47 “Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” This is part of David’s speech before his combat with Goliath. While Goliath’s speech was abusive, David’s speech was full of pious trust…
Isaiah 40: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. “They shall put forth fresh feathers like the moulting eagle”. It has been a common and popular opinion that…
Isa 43:18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Isa 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. This promise was given to the Israelites who…