“Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.” Psalm 112:4-5 This week we are looking at the blessings that the Lord bestows upon those who fear Him…
“Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.” Psalm 112:3 So many in the world today are spending their time and energy to attain riches. Spiritual and family relationships are often destroyed as people seek wealth and prestige above all else. But this is…
“His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.” Psalm 112:2 When God called Abraham to leave his homeland and travel to an unknown destination, He promised that his seed would multiply and through him all nations would be blessed. God renewed this promise again…
“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.” Psalm 112:1 We all want to be blessed by the Lord. When we rise in the morning, we thank Him for the day and ask Him to bless each step we take. We…
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 For the past few days, we have been looking at people in the Scriptures placed by God in strategic places to…
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.” Acts 8:4-5 Philip is a great example as we consider the way the Lord leads His people and places them exactly where He wants them, In…
“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 Let us pretend that we are part of the crowd that has followed Jesus because of His miracles. As we look around us, we see about five…
“For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.” I Kings 17:14 God often chooses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. A Serious Situation The Bible…
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14…