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“But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.” (Acts 16:25-26, NKJV) No one was asleep that night. Even at midnight, well past most people’s usual bedtime, sleep would not come. Admittedly, this was no luxury hotel with a warm shower, soft sheets, and a comfy pillow. This was a prison, a dark, damp, dreary prison. awake at midnight The two new…
And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’ “(Luke 11:5-6, NKJV) Jesus…
It happened on the same night that the LORD said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand” . . . Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches…
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“The angel of God that had been leading the camp of Israel now shifted and got behind them. And the Pillar of Cloud that had been in front also shifted to the rear. The Cloud was now between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. The Cloud enshrouded one camp in darkness and flooded the other with light. The two camps didn’t come near each other all night.” Exodus 14:19-20 MSG We often sing songs in church that tell of God going before us, behind us, and around us. We read scripture that explains that we are never…
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;” Psalm 92:12-14 I recently celebrated my eighty-sixth birthday and as I was praying and meditating upon my life and how the Lord had blessed me over the years, this Scripture was illuminated to me. Our lives are like trees. We all start small, but as we grow in His grace, He…
Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” ‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His Word; Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord!” The Scripture in Matthew presents an invitation and a promise. If we wish to obtain the promise, we must accept the invitation. Jesus offers rest to all who will believe and obey Him. His Promises of rest from: The weight of sin. I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and…
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6, NIV. Our lives are comprised of moments and experiences. If I cataloged your life through puzzle pieces, what would some of those portions of time represent? What if you took one of my life’s puzzle pieces and tried to replace it with parts of your story? You may think, “That would be great! I’ll take all of your happy memories and I will replace them with the fragments of time I would like…
