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A Bottle of Tears
You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; are they not in Your book? Psalms 56:8 This is a verse from a psalm written by King David when he had been taken by the Philistines. It is obvious from the beginning of this chapter that this is a trying time in David’s life. […]
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When Time Stood Still
Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon; and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” so the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the people had revenge […]
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When the Waters Are Up To Your Neck
Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. Psalms 69:1-2 The Psalmist (in this case King David) paints a very vivid word picture with these verses as he describes […]
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What About Tomorrow?
“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 What about tomorrow? What will you do? Where will you go? What is the weather going to be like tomorrow? What about the lives of those you care about; how will […]
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Waiting Patiently
I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. Psalms 40:1-2 Some things are worth waiting for and then there are other things […]
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The Fruit of God’s Works
He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. Psalms 104:13 Since the beginning of time, we read about God’s works and, since the third day of creation we read throughout the Bible of the fruit of God’s works. It is no wonder that Paul tells […]
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The Hope That is in You
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 1 Peter 3:15 Everyone is looking for something that they can hang their hope on, something to look forward to, something […]
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Beyond Doubt
He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him. Psalms 126:6 You have, no doubt, heard of “doubting Thomas” haven’t you? After Jesus had risen from the dead, He appeared to His disciples, but Thomas was not present at the time. Later, […]
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The Power of Your Testimony
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11 The most epic of all battles has been brewing for a very long time. In fact, the Hero of this battle was chosen as our Champion […]
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Take Heed
And Jesus, answering them, began to say: “Take heed that no one deceives you. Mark 13:5 This chapter in the book of Mark begins with Jesus and his disciples coming out of the Temple in Jerusalem. The disciples are marveling at the magnificence of the buildings and Jesus begins to tell them of the Temple’s […]