Luke 2:6-7 “And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” After the long journey and wait,… Read More »
Jeremiah 6:16 “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.” God invited the people of Israel to consider their ways. They had… Read More »
Psalm 34:15-17 “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”… Read More »
II Corinthians 1:3,4 “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” Paul… Read More »
Psalm 23:4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Thank God that the Shepherd’s leadership does not stop when we run into trouble. He may not always seem to be present and… Read More »
Psalm 23:1 “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23 is one of the most widely known passages of Scripture. It has provided comfort to believers through the ages and to believers of all ages. I want to look at the verses in this beautiful psalm – starting with the first verse.… Read More »
Psalm 138:2 “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” David was inspired to write the words: “for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” He loved the Word of God and meditated… Read More »
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” When the Lord Jesus was facing the Cross, He had gone to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He was extremely “sorrowful” (vs. 38) and needed to talk to the Father about it. He… Read More »
Psalm 5:3 “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” There is no doubt that David delighted in prayer. He spoke of it often as his joy and privilege to be able to talk to Almighty God and know… Read More »
Matthew 24:6 “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” The Lord Jesus talked about a time in the future when there would be “wars and rumours of wars.” He indicated that it… Read More »