Isaiah 30:18: “And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted that he might be merciful upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are all that wait for him.” “He was there all the time, Waiting patiently in line, He
“Judges 17:13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me seeing I have a Levite as a priest.” After the story of Samson in the Book of Judges we have a rather odd story. Chances are you never heard this story in Sunday School and you may never even
Leviticus 19:2: “Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel and say unto them, you shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.” Back in the sixties there was TV program known as The Man From Uncle. This was TV’s answer to the James Bond spy fad. I
Psalms 71:12, “O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.” “Oh God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.” Brenton Fisherman Prayer Many passages of Scripture are so clear and straight forward that you really do not need to look it
Leviticus 1:1, “The lord called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying…” Rabbi Ysroel Ben Eliezer lived in the early 18th century in the area which is now know as the Ukraine. He was a devout orthodox rabbi who claimed to have unlocked the mysteries of Divine
Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.” It is curious that this verse ends with “I am the Lord.” Why does the verse add this? The meaning of the verse is obvious,
Lamentations 3:33: “For he doth no afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.” Last night we returned from a speaking engagement up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. It had been a long three days and I was so tired so I just walked into my home and collapsed. Suddenly I opened my
Habakkuk 3:17-18: “Although the fig tree does not blossom neither shall fruit be on the vine, the labor of the olive shall fail and the field shall yield no meat, the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice (Alaz עלז) in
Psalms 103:11: “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;” ESV “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she
Daniel 3:16-17: “Shadrach Meshach and Abednego answered and said unto the king, O’ Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer you in this matter. If it be so our God is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thy hand O king. But if not be it
