Isa 61:4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. The Babylonians invaded and destroyed Jerusalem and it’s sur- rounding homes , towns and villages in 587 BC. The temple and the city walls were also not…
UNPROFITABLE EXCHANGE.
Gen 25:33,34 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright. Esau’s birthright would have included a double…
DO NOT RUN LIKE A MAN RUNNING AIMLESSLY.
1Co 9:26, 27 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly, I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. Paul must have enjoyed the sporting activities of…
THE THRONE OF GRACE
Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Finding help in time of need can be quite difficult especially if the people you look upon have never encountered the kind of problem you are in….
REMAIN PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
Psa 92:12-14 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age. They shall be fresh and flourishing. The palm tree gives the…
WHY STAY THERE UNTIL YOU DIE?”
2Ki 7:3,4 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die? If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over…
BE STRONG IN THE LORD.
Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Paul makes our source of power and strength very clear in this passage. ” Be strong…
BECAUSE HE LIVES.
Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; Job was not aware why his life was falling apart. He did not have an idea that the devil had been granted permission to test his faith and commitment to God. He was not aware that the…
WHEN ALL IS GONE, GOD HAS NOT GONE.
Hab 3:17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls– Hab 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,…
RISING ABOVE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Jdg 6:15 So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” Jdg 6:16 And the LORD said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”…