“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” Psalm 73:25-26 When we are young, sometimes we do not really appreciate what…
“Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.” Psalm 77:19 The NLT version of this verse is: “Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there!” My brother and I…
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Many years ago, when I was attending Bible College, one of our teachers had planned to go with us on a weekend trip. As we were preparing to leave, she suddenly said she felt a check…
“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 I am sure most of us have quoted this verse many times. We know that it is true and that it…
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.” Psalm 37:23-24. We use the word “good” in so many ways. We speak of a…
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the…
“For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.” (Ephesians 5:28-29) A few years ago my sister-in-law and I put on a skit at a ladies…
“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. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD,…
“But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.” II Chronicles 10:8 King Solomon had left the kingdom of Israel to his son, Rehoboam. As he prepared to begin his reign,…