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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…
Mt 15:28 Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. This is an answer that Jesus gave to the Canaanite woman whose daughter was possessed by an evil spirit. When she called onto Him,at first Jesus did not respond,she did not give…
Psa31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. The psalmist encourages us to keep up our spirits and let no fearful thoughts blanch our cheeks. Fear weakens, courage strengthens. Victory waits upon the banners of the brave. So far from leaving us, the Lord will…
Gen 21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. Then she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. When Hagar and Ishmael ran out of water, Ishmael almost died. Overwhelmed with grief, Hagar placed him in the shadow of one of the shrubs and…
Mat 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. The above presents three different forms of seeking the things that we need from God….asking , seeking and knocking. The phrase signify to seek with earnestness, diligently and with perseverance. Everyone who…
Pro 16:16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. Who believes this, though spoken by the wisest of men and under divine inspiration ? The getting of heavenly wisdom is better than getting the worldly wealth. Many take care and pains…