Psalm 13: 5 But I have trusted in Thy lovingkindness; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. This is a psalm of David described as a prayer for help in trouble. This part of the psalm certainly does not sound like he is praying for help though. The structure of this prayer is so insightful. […]
Psalm 32: 6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; surely in a flood of great waters they shall not reach him. When should you pray in response to a calamity? Today! When you are in a crisis is no time to begin praying. It […]
1 Kings 22: 5 Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the Lord.” The king of Israel, Ahab, had asked the king of Judah, Jehoshaphat, to go up with him against another army to take some land that he thought belonged in the kingdom of Israel. Jehoshaphat […]
Acts 18: 9 – 10 And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this […]
Job 26: 2 How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength? “These are the times that try men’s souls” (Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1776). Undoubtedly those revolutionary times challenged the would-be Americans down to their souls. Truly, though most of us live in much […]
Romans 8: 34 Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Jesus completed his work on earth and is now seated at the right hand of the Father. And what does Jesus do […]
Ezekiel 22: 30 And I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.There is so much misunderstanding about our Father’s character and heart. This has never been more true. People […]
