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Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. — John 5:2-3 John 5:1-9 records a miracle at the pool of Bethesda …
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved… —Acts 16:31 There are two kinds of “believing.” One is an intellectual assent to certain facts. The devil has this kind of belief (James 2:19). The other kind of believing is a trust and reliance. This is the kind of believing referred to in …
“…so did Joshua; HE LEFT NOTHING UNDONE of all that the Lord commanded…” —Joshua 11:15 Dr. Bob Jones Sr., founder of Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, would exhort his students, “Finish the job!” God gave Joshua a job to do, he did it… and he did it thoroughly! Too often, we leave things undone… …
“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint” (Proverbs 25:19). Have you ever had a broken tooth, or a broken foot? I have suffered both, and it made me realize how dependent I am on my teeth and feet! Eating and walking are …
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. — 1 Kings 20:40 Is your life too busy? Your work schedule, house work, caring for your children (or grandchildren), church responsibilities, etc. Well, consider this: No one was busier than Christ. At Capernaum Jesus was swamped with people all needing His special …
“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is God…” —Psalm 95:6-7 The way we speak to people will depend on understanding who the person is we are speaking to. I’m sure I wouldn’t talk to the President of the United States in the same …