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...
Category: Repentance/obedience
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...
Afflicted but not Crushed
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. . . “ 2 Corinthians 4: 8, 9. This passage doesn’t just apply to...
Endurance and Perfection in the Bible: The Link
“And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means...
How To Be an Overcomer from the Inside Out
“. . . and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be...
What Does It Really Mean to Trust in the Lord?
“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30: 5. To take refuge in God is to trust Him or yield to His ways and...
How God Protects Us
“And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying, ‘Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout...
Repentance in the Bible: Is It Required for Forgiveness?
“It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that everyone may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity...
Why We Should Get Rid of Sin at Any Cost
“The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst” Deuteronomy 17: 7. This...
The Link Between Faithfulness and Righteousness in the Bible
“Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city” Isaiah 1: 26b. Righteousness Is Equated with Faithfulness in the Bible Righteousness is often equated with faithfulness in scripture. Here are a few...