Prov. 15:11 Would the things we do and think when we are alone be pleasing to the LORD? As humans, we do not even really understand what we thought of each other even where we are all together. We put up fake expressions, and say words which we do not mean. We have become a…
-Psalm 104 The Lord makes everything beautiful and perfect. Just look at nature. There is a perfect cycle in everything that makes them sustainable. Psalm 104 talks about just that – how God cares for his creation. It talks about the heavens, water, clouds, wind, earth, thunder, valleys, rivers, animals, birds, grass, trees, rocks, oceans,…
Gen. 26:5 Abraham was obedient to the LORD and so, the LORD said of him: “Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” Though Abraham was no more when this was said, the blessings that Isaac received because of the obedience of his father Abraham; and of the…
”In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” ~Prov. 3:6 Many of us turn to the Lord ONLY when we are facing difficulties. Proverbs tells us to acknowledge Him “In all your ways” so that He will direct our paths, making it straight. It’s not too late to do so.
Psalm 93 This world is full of troubles. Floods, waves, wind, rain, earthquakes, diseases and other catastrophes come. And when they do, we lose hope. But, the Psalmist says, “More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the Lord!” Oh, how comforting! Our…
“The righteous flourish… and grow… They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap.” Psalm 92:12-14 Trees planted in the wrong places are weak and are unable to flourish. Even if they…
Gen. 18:14 Abraham and Sarah were well advanced in years. Regarding Sarah, it is written, “it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women” (Gen. 18:11). But the Lord God promised them a son. Unbelieving, Sarah laughed. When the Lord asked why she laughed, Sarah denied it and said, “I did not…
The Amalekites raided and burned Ziklag in David’s absence and took everyone away with them. When David and his men learned of it, they were bereaved. They wept until they had no more strength to weep. So distressed they were, the people even spoke of stoning David. “But David strengthened himself in the LORD his…