“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy…
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.” Genesis 24:11. Abraham sent his servant back to his homeland, to find a bride for his son, Isaac.…
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,…
“Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.” Acts 16:25 We sing songs in our worship services quite often about how worship can change a situation, and we proclaim and believe that worship can set us free. This story in…
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 Another month has come to an end and another week begins. Many of us will be gathering in our church building with restrictions. Others may still be watching the service online.…
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.” I Samuel 1:20 A new baby! A time of rejoicing. Can you imagine the joy in…
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” II Corinthians 3:18 In my devotional reading a few days ago I saw the following quote…
“O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 Wide open windows this morning, fresh air flowing through the rooms, birds singing in the trees, awakening a feeling of new life. It’s time to sing praises to the Lord. Singing lifts our…
“Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.” Psalm 74:17 “For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle…