"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will He keep His anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His …
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Reproach, Gall and Vinegar
"Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink." Psalm 69:20-21 (KJV) You have experienced it …
The Earth is Full of the Goodness of the LORD
"For the word of the LORD is right; and all His works are done in truth. He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth." Psalm 33:4-6 …
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He is Excellent in Power
"Touching the Almighty, we cannot find Him out: He is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: He will not afflict. Men do therefore fear Him: He respecteth not any that are wise of heart." Job 37:23-24 (KJV) The three friends of Job have spoken. Job has finished his speaking. Now …
Correction?
"Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: for He maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and His hands make whole." Job 5:17-18 (KJV) These words are from the first speech of Eliphaz the Temanite; one of Job's three friends who had heard of Job's …
Having the Mind to Work
"But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end …
Worshipping Demons
"And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. …
Head Above All
Today's Reading: 1 Chronicles 27 - 29 "Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be Thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in …
Valor, and Archers
Today's Reading: 1 Chronicles 8 "And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin." 1 Chronicles 8:40 (KJV) The names of this genealogy are the lineage of Benjamin. This genealogy from chapter one is …
Disdain for Evil
Today's Reading: 2 Kings 17 - 18 "He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. He trusted in the LORD …
The Sale of Oneself
Today's Reading: 1 Kings 19 - 21 "And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD." 1 Kings 21:20 (KJV) The confrontation of Ahab by God's prophet Elijah was following one …
A Dream and a Prayer
Today's Reading: 1 Kings 3 - 4 "In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto Thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in …
Dead Dog
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 7 - 10 "Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for …
Royal Humility
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 17 - 18 "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more …
In His Own Eyes
Today's Reading: Judges 20 - Ruth 1 "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25 (KJV) Please remember chapter 17 verse six; 18:1, and 19:1 as we look at the above verse. I mentioned the above verse in the March 24, …
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