“And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while.” Mark 6:31 When I was in Bible College, one of our teachers used to quote the following: “Time out to sharpen the sickle is never spent in vain.” I think of this quite…
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18 With all the turmoil and strife that is in our world today, it is sometimes easy to forget that God is in complete control and that He sees a much…
“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.” II Chronicles 16:9a As I read this story, I pondered over what God was looking for in a heart that…
“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done” Luke 22:42 As we count down the days until Easter Sunday, I remembered this poem that I wrote about three years ago. In the stillness of the garden Jesus knelt to…
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Philippians 4:11. When we consider all the things that Paul went through as he preached the Gospel in so many different places, we wonder how he could pen these…
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,” Deuteronomy 10:12 In Deuteronomy, Moses…
“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank….” Daniel 1:8 For the last two weeks, we have been reading news reports of the athletes who have competed in the Olympics. We were…
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.” Psalm 139:1-3 Our minds often wander down strange paths, its seems our thoughts…
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.” Psalm 89:15 As I read this verse, I was reminded of the old hymn we used to sing a lot in church, “Jesus Saves.” This hymn was written by Priscilla…