“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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” 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. ....
“This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless” 2 Samuel 22: 33. But how does God make our way blameless? Does He just put it on us without any effort on our...
“. . . and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness” 2 Samuel 16: 2c. The wilderness in an exhausting place, whether literal or figurative. It’s hot and dry with...