“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 Without a doubt, David was one of the greatest figures of the Old Testament. He was a man’s man, a successful warrior, a man whom men loved to follow. But, even David needed...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith.” I Thessalonians 3:7 Pastor Paul, being away from the Thessalonians, was concerned that their faith was wavering because of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.” Philippians 4:9 Whether you like it or not, your life is an example. It may be a really bad one, or it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.” Psalm 80:1 “Thou that dwellest between the cherubims” is referring to the mercy seat that God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched. Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” Psalm 45:1 This psalm is Messianic, a description of King Jesus. The writer says his heart is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.” Psalm 146:5 Sometimes life in general and the demands of our holy calling to serve Christ seem overwhelming. When we see what there is within us...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.” Psalm 65:2 Today is the 61st observance of the National Day of Prayer in the United States of America. We certainly don’t have to have an “official” day to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: let such as love Thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.” Psalm 40:16 Do you love the salvation of God? This salvation we are speaking of is that covenant love...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto Thee; for Thou art the Lord our God.” Jeremiah 3:22 What this verse describes is what we call repentance. Repentance is what happens when God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]