"The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many …
Category: Saturday
The Worth of Truth
"Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding." Proverbs 23:23 (KJV) How much value do you place on Truth? There is one thing about Truth that cannot be said much of anything else. Truth is truth no matter what part of the world you are in, or what your culture …
Envy, The Oppressor, and Righteousness
"Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but His secret is with the righteous." Proverbs 3:31-32 (KJV) To regret living a life of good, and righteousness, due to the ill gotten, illegally gotten wealth of the "oppressor", the "froward" or perverse individual is …
The Doorkeeper
"Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed. For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD …
God Reigns
"God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of His holiness. The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted." Psalm 47:8-9 (KJV) God not only reigns over the heathen; He also reigns …
Trust; Mercy and Salvation
"But I have trusted in Thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because He hath dealt bountifully with me." Psalm 13:5-6 (KJV) David is noted as being the author of this Psalm. In the beginning of it he has questioned "How long will You forget me, O …
To Plea for a Neighbor
"O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!" Job 16:21 (KJV) Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar had come to Job with good intentions. Their silence for those first seven days was more comforting, caring, and supportive than any of the words they spoke thereafter. Job even states …
Great Joy
"Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off." Nehemiah 12:43 (KJV) The rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, and their return to Jerusalem was cause for great …
The Word of the LORD… Fulfilled
"Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king …
This Thing is Done of Me
Today's Reading: 2 Chronicles 8 - 11 "And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah …
Surrender
Today's Reading: 2 Kings 25 - 1 Chronicles 1 "And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you." 2 Kings 25:24 (KJV) Surrender is never …
And the Answer Is… “Fear Not”
Today's Reading: 2 Kings 5 - 8 "And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! How shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be …
Evil in the Sight of the LORD
Today's Reading: 1 Kings 9 - 11 "And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father." 1 Kings 11:6 (KJV) The wisest, and the wealthiest of all kings among men "did evil in the sight of the LORD". He was noted by …
The Mule Went On
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 16 - 19 "And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that …
Mercy and Forgiveness
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 25 - 27 "And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless? David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and …
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