READ IT ALOUD: For the LORD God is a sun and a shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly (Psalm 84:11). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: “O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth thee,” this particular psalmist says (Psalm 84:12). Trusting God is easier said...
read moreREAD IT ALOUD: Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ (Philemon 1, 9). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: This is a strange introduction and one that can easily be taken for granted. Paul always introduced himself as either a servant or an apostle. Sometimes he used both terms. But here he is, calling himself a prisoner of Jesus Christ. It’s tough...
read moreThe Word: Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7b). Prayerful Contemplation: For two individuals to fight, they must both wield a reasonable amount of strength. It is common for two 25 year-olds to fight. It is also common for toddlers to fight among themselves. But it would not be normal for a 25 year old woman and...
read moreThe Word: …his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him (John 9:2-3) Prayerful Contemplation: Murphy’s law states that everything that can go...
read moreBy Mrs. Charles Cowman. “God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early” (Ps. 46:2, 3, 5) “Shall not be moved”–what an inspiring declaration! Can it be possible that we, who are so easily moved by the things of earth, can arrive at a place where nothing...
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