“For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.” I Chronicles 15:13. The NLT puts it this way: “We failed to ask God how to move it properly.” David had made…
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22 There is the story in the Talmud of a poor man who had no wagon or donkey to carry his heavy bundles. He had to carry the load…
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.” Ecclesiastes 6:9 We have all heard the old saying, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” I presume that the saying originally referred to…
“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. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him,…
“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.” I Corinthians 4:5 How often do we look at people and…
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 1:23 I was meditating on this verse a few days ago during my morning devotions and decided to break it down word for word. I came up with the following: The — definite article LORD — The supreme…
“For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.” I Samuel 30:24 David and his band of followers had been given refuge by King Achish,…
“Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.” Psalm 119:36-37 KJV “Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life…
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 The New Living Translation reads as follows: “I am leaving you with a gift and peace of…