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“Help, Lord!” “Lord, help me.” —Matthew 15:25 Such is the desperate prayer of a troubled mother whose daughter was vexed with a devil. Nothing will stir our hearts to pray like a visitation of trouble at our doorstep. Prayer thrives best in times of adversity. “Help, Lord!” (Ps. 12:1) is our natural cry when we …
The Mystery of Obstacles Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way… —Numbers 22:31 I’m sure there have been occasions when you attempted to do a something but found an obstacle hindering you from accomplishing it. It could be something good like going …
Live and not Die Let Reuben live, and not die; —Deuteronomy 33:6 Today’s text was spoken as Moses gave his final blessing upon Israel before his death. Among other things, Moses pronounced a blessing upon the tribe of Reuben— “Let Reuben live, and not die.” That was good news for Reuben because he was a …
“Metheg-ammah” David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. —2 Samuel 8:1 David strings together five successive victories over Israel’s enemies in 2 Samuel 8. We can learn some spiritual lessons from David’s strategy in fighting battles for God. A good example is David’s conquest …
God’s Prescription for Happiness “He that keepeth the law, happy is he.” —Proverbs 29:18 Several years ago Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, said the Ten Commandments were written to take the fun out of life. God did not give us the Ten Commandments to hinder our joy or make us miserable. On the contrary, …
Throughly Furnished All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. —2 Timothy 3:16-17 One of my grandsons has a Swiss Army Knife. It has about a dozen or …