For behold,He who forms mountains,And creates the wind,Who declares to man what his thought is,And makes the morning darkness,Who treads the high places of the earth—The LORD God of hosts is His name. Comment: Yesterday you were warned to Prepare to meet God. Think hard about what He can do!Hear this word which I takeContinue reading “Amos 4:13-ch5:3…..Open your eyes – and see!”
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Genesis 48: 8-16….The Two Boys Blessed.
When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.” Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So JosephContinue reading “Genesis 48: 8-16….The Two Boys Blessed.”
Acts 27: 27-38….Nearing the end!
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on theContinue reading “Acts 27: 27-38….Nearing the end!”
Genesis 29: 4-12…..Family contacts.
Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is comingContinue reading “Genesis 29: 4-12…..Family contacts.”
Psalm 41: 1-6…..What is this all about?
Blessed is the one who considers the poor!In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;the LORD protects him and keeps him alive;he is called blessed in the land;you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.The LORD sustains him on his sickbed;in his illness you restore him to full health.As forContinue reading “Psalm 41: 1-6…..What is this all about?”
Psalm 18: 46-50…..A ‘Summing-up’!
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,and exalted be the God of my salvation—the God who gave me vengeanceand subdued peoples under me,who rescued me from my enemies;yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me;you delivered me from the man of violence.For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations,andContinue reading “Psalm 18: 46-50…..A ‘Summing-up’!”
Psalm 17: 1-8…..You have challenged my conscience, O God!
Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry!Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!From your presence let my vindication come!Let your eyes behold the right!You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,you have tested me, and you will find nothing;I have purposed that my mouth will notContinue reading “Psalm 17: 1-8…..You have challenged my conscience, O God!”
Psalm 16: 1-11…..Sheer Joy in my decision!
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.”As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,in whom is all my delight.The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;their drink offerings of blood IContinue reading “Psalm 16: 1-11…..Sheer Joy in my decision!”
Mark 9: 9-13….The return trek.
And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say thatContinue reading “Mark 9: 9-13….The return trek.”
1 Peter 5: 6-11….The devil at work.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowingContinue reading “1 Peter 5: 6-11….The devil at work.”
As I read it! 