Reading Job should be very encouraging to all of us. To know that here was a man who had a good life, with a great family, joy, wealth, and best of all a relationship with the Almighty. The reading for today is Job 9 through 12. And Job answered and said, "No doubt but ye …
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He Had Prayed First
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. Wherefore the king said unto me, "Why is thy countenance sad, …
God Eternal
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, "Return, ye children of men." For a thousand years in Thy sight are but …
For the name of the Lord Jesus
Then Paul answered, 'What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.' " Acts 21:13 (KJB) REFERENCES: Acts 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 1 Samuel 15:14; Isaiah 3:15; Ezekiel 18:2; Jonah 1:6; …
Jerusalem Has Grievously Sinned
"How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to …
The House and The Tabernacle
"The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. The backslider in heart shall …
Personal Sorrow, and the Mockers
"But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in …
The Prayer of Sorrow
"The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal; and Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: and Penuel …
The LORD Will Assemble Her
One of the greatest miracles of the Bible is the LORD'S work of grace and salvation for His people known as Israel. He has been working in them, and through them since the time of Abraham. He will soon complete the work He has began in them. Having that assurance; He will also complete His …
Clean Hands and Feet for Entering the Presence of GOD
So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. Exodus 30:21 (KJV) So many times we thing we can just utter some words and be in the presence of holy God. For …
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The Promises of God: Negative and Positive
“They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? When they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers’ bosom. What thing shall I take to witness for thee? What thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I …
For Adversity
Nobody likes adversity. Troubles are not pleasant no matter how large or small they are; well; trouble, pain, sorrow. The problem is many of our troubles we bring on ourselves; especially when we willfully violate the law, will and word of God. Are you presently experiencing trouble, trial, sorrow, pain and grief in your life? …
Sorrow and Hope
"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope." 1 Thessalonians 4:13 (KJV) Paul is now addressing the question - "What about loved ones who have died before the catching away?" "I would not have you to be …
For Your Own Sake, LORD
"O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for Thine own sake, O my God: for Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name." Daniel 9:19 (KJV) These are the final words of Daniel's prayer of sorrow, and repentance for himself, his people and the city of Jerusalem. …
No Matter What Comes – Believe in Him
“Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock with an iron pen and lead, forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in …
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