The Desire of Your Heart and The Desire for God: The Link
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart” Psalm 37: 4. Psalm 37 is a wisdom poem written by King David. It addresses the dilemma of why...
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Tempted: When the Traveler Comes to Visit
“Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he...
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The Love of God: The Secret to Stability
“And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us” Deuteronomy 1: 27. ...
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Birth Pains and Judgment: The Link
“Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death” James 1: 15. This passage encourages believers to endure trials with joy, as these tests build...
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God’s Goodness: How to Taste It
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him” Psalm 34: 8! This psalm encourages believers to praise God continually. It highlights His protection of the righteous and invites...
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How to Have Peace: It’s a Fight
“So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.. . . That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.” Judges 3: 11, 30. This passage outlines...
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Righteousness: How Is It Produced in the Believer?
“But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him” Hebrews 10: 38a. This passage out of Hebrew 10 explains that the Old Testament sacrificial...
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Overcome Temptation and Be a Mighty Warrior
“When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior”Judges 6: 12. This chapter describes Israel’s seven-year oppression by Midian due to idolatry, prompting them to cry out to God. God calls...
The Desire of Your Heart and The Desire for God: The Link
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart” Psalm 37: 4. Psalm 37 is a wisdom poem written by King David. It addresses the dilemma of why...
The Fool and His Many Blows
“A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool” Proverbs 17: 10. Provers 17 contrasts the value of peace, wisdom, and character with the destructive nature of...
The Narrow Road: Painful but Temporary
“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...
What Is Manna? And Why Does It Matter?
“Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey” Exodus 16: 31. Exodus 16 tells the story...
The Goodness of the Lord to those who Wait
“When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire” Deuteronomy 12: 20. In this passage, the...
It’s Not Fair. How Could It Be God’s Will?
“So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me’” John 18: 11. This passage describes the betrayal and arrest of Jesus in...
Tempted: When the Traveler Comes to Visit
“Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he...
Is the Fiery Furnace for the Righteous or the Wicked?
“So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing...
The Promises of God: Oases in the Wilderness
“For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water” Isaiah 35: 6b, 7. Isaiah 35 is a...
God’s Glory: What Part Do We Play?
“No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly” Psalm 84: 11b. Psalm 84 is a joyful song of praise expressing deep longing for God’s presence, the beauty of temple worship, and the...