Psalm 34: 4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Fear is a pernicious emotion. It draws us into ever deeper dread, and it draws to us all sorts of negative experiences. Once fear gets a foothold in our spirits, it invites all its little buddies to […]
Ephesians 1: 17 . . . that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. A friend of mine was suffering from writer’s block. It is a most uncomfortable feeling. I thought, “I cannot afford writer’s […]
Psalm 32: 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. This is personal. It’s from God to you. He is telling you that He will give you personal counsel. That is why He says He will counsel you with […]
Psalm 19: 9 – 10 Passion Every one of the Lord’s commands is right; following them brings cheer. Nothing he says ever needs to be changed. The rarest treasures of life are found in his truth. That’s why I prize God’s word like others prize the finest gold. Nothing brings […]
Isaiah 50: 2 Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? I can tell you why there was no one to answer when God called. We were not listening. Though […]
2 Chronicles 30: 20 So the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people. King Hezekiah called for the celebration of Passover. He sent messengers to all the tribes to gather in Jerusalem for the ceremony. There were a few problems. It was the wrong time of the year, there were not enough priests who were […]
2 Chronicles 7: 14 If My people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. When you read the verses which precede this one you understand […]
