Joy in the Morning
“Weeping may tarry for the night,but joy comes with the morning.” Psalm 30:5 “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.…
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When God isn’t really God
“Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. The king said to Daniel, ‘Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries,…
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Eager, Earnest, and Willing
“The men of the city said,.. ‘The situation of this city is pleasant,.. but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful….’ Then [Elisha] went to the spring and threw salt in it and said, ‘Thus says the Lord,…
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The Stress and Strain of Sake, Power, and Gain
“But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and…
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Learnings from Endings
“When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven.., Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the Lord lives, and as you yourself…
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Leaves for Healing
“He brought me to the door of the temple, and water was issuing from below the threshold toward the east… The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. He…
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Go Out Different
“When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, he who enters by the north gate to worship shall go out by the south gate, and he who enters by the south gate shall go out…
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Exercise for Peace
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be…
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Sustained by the Word
“He humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know,.. that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the…
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The As and Since of Salvation
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty…
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