Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!(NKJV) To wait is to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event takes place. David concludes this Psalm with an admonition to wait on the Lord. He gives…
THE ALMOST THERE SYNDROME .
Gen 29:25 So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?” Have you ever worked on something; a business deal, a project, a…
LEST YOU DRIFT AWAY
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. (Hebrews 2:1[NIV] Have you ever noticed that as the army perform their drills they do so in perfect unison? Much time is spent to ensure they are in harmony. The main reason is to prepare…
WINNING AND LOSING ARE PART OF LIFE
Jos 7:3-5 When they returned to Joshua, they said, “Not all the army will have to go up against Ai. Send two or three thousand men to take it and do not weary the whole army, for only a few people live there.”So about three thousand went up; but they were routed by the men…
SEPARATING STRONG OPPONENTS
Pro 18:18 Casting lots settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart. A lot is a chancing event used to settle a dilemma. The purpose is to let the chance event choose a solution from two or more alternatives. If a solution could not be reached by any other means, a lot would end contentions, if…
HE THWARTS THE PURPOSES OF MEN.
Psa 33:10 The Lord foils the plans of the nations, he thwarts the purposes of the people Psa 33:11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. Our God is all knowing and hence he is acquainted with everything that man plans. There is nothing that gets him…
AUTHENTICATING THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION.
Gen 3:1 Now serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” Gen 3:3 “but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the…
WHEN JESUS SAYS YES, NOBODY CAN SAY NO.
2Co 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us–by me, Silvanus, and Timothy — was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. 2Co 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. When…
A CURE FOR ANXIETY
Joh 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. Jesus departure was eminent. He had been we them for three years and now they were wondering what would happen without him. He had brought them together from various backgrounds, moved with them from one location to another, dined…
NO KING IS SAVED BY THE SIZE OF HIS ARMY
Psa 33:16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. Psa 33:17 A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. The greatest challenge of our times is the demonstration of ” military muscles ” by…