Leviticus 16:8: “And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.” “We were made to suffer, it’s our lot in life.” 3CPO Star Wars In another ten days the Jewish people will be celebrating Yom Kippur. This is the
Psalms 91:5: “Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;” Taken literally this verse really has little concern for us today. How mean how many of us are really afraid of being shot by an arrow during the daytime? Actually, people in ancient times
Zephaniah 1:18: “Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath. But the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy.” There was a conference in France for a large number of international engineers. During a break one of the European
Genesis 3:8, “And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.” Maybe it is just me but when I read this passage of
Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof. “Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.” Will Rodgers “Do not distress thyself with tomorrow’s affliction, for thou knowest not
Proverbs 25:20-21, “Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart. 21, If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;…” This morning I looked out of
II Samuel 16:11b-12: “Let him alone, let him curse for the Lord has bidden him. It may be that the Lord will look upon my affliction and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.” “If a man loses pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a
“For I know the plans (cashab) that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 The word “plans” in Hebrew (cashab) has its origins in the idea of a weaver of fabric. Here we have a picture of Jesus thoughtfully and lovingly
