Faith Comes by Hearing: The Tongue Has Power
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” Proverbs 18: 21. One reason the tongue has the power of life and death is...
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The Secret of Contentment
“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content” Philippians 4: 11. At first glance when we read this, we might be tempted...
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Why Agur Couldn’t Handle It
“. . . Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or lest I be poor and steal and profane the...
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How Zechariah and Elizabeth Got their Miracle
“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were...
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Proverbs 3 Commentary: Rewards of Wisdom
“Long life is in her [wisdom’s] right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those...
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Wisdom’s Narrow Way
“Her [wisdom’s]ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace” Proverbs 3:17. According to this verse wisdom’s ways are pleasant and peaceful, so why don’t people choose them more often? To read the...
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The Narrow Way: How Less Leads to More
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to...
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The Garden of Eden and the Blood of Christ
“And the Lord God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat,...
Faith Comes by Hearing: The Tongue Has Power
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” Proverbs 18: 21. One reason the tongue has the power of life and death is...
What Does Grace Look Like When You’re Suffering?
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in...
Strength for the Weary Soul in the Wilderness of Unmet Need
“The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary” Isaiah 50: 4. I believe this verse is Isaiah the prophet...
Enter Into God’s Rest: What’s the Secret?
“And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief” Hebrews 3: 18, 19. This chapter...
Entering God’s Rest Requires a Fight
“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war” Joshua 11:...
Many Afflictions of the Righteous and Sorrows of the Wicked
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” Psalm 34: 19. I believe a big reason the righteous are often afflicted is to teach us to live by...
Manasseh: How Judgment Leads to Mercy Then and Now
“Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. And when he was in...
Take the Narrow Path to Freedom
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
Evil or Affliction: You Have to Choose
“Take care; do not turn to evil, for this you have chosen rather than affliction..” Job 36: 21. Most everyone, religious or not, is familiar with Job, the patron saint of unjust suffering. In this...
He Has Made EVERYTHING Beautiful in Its Time
“He has made everything beautiful in its time” Ecclesiastes 3: 11a. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Not just being born, planting, healing and building up. But also: Dying. . .plucking up. ....