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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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...
How Truth Will Set You Free and Lies Imprison You
“And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison. But the hair of his...
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...
A Hard Heart: How Does God Soften It?
“But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said” Exodus 8: 15. The second of the ten plagues God brought upon Pharaoh for...
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...
When Afflictions are Just What We Need
“. . . No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly” Psalm 84: 11b. Psalm 84 is a joyful song of longing for God’s presence and celebrating the blessings of dwelling in His...
I’m Suffering. It Is My Own Doing?
“Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads. Because of the ground that...
Self-Denial and Abundant Life: The Link
“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...
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...