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“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.” 1 Kings 22:20. ‘Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive’ means that when you lie…

Our Shield and Buckler “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” Psalm 91:4. To all who place their faith and trust in God to protect and guide us along life journey, we will never be disappointed. The Psalmist uses the…

“Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” Jeremiah 8:22. Weakness can be defined with such words as ineptitude, frailty, sickness, tired, deficiency, imperfection, and many other synonyms to express the inability to have strength in a physical, spiritual,…

“Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.” Psalm 150:6. “Everyday is a day of thanksgiving…God’s been so good to me, every day He’s blessing me!” The line from an old familiar hymn. My heart and mind overflows with thanksgiving and praise, just to think of how Great God is!…

“For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.” Zechariah 2:5. A virus is something that is invisible to the natural eye, but still has immense potential to destroy. The truth is deadly viruses have been around this world…

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.” Luke 12:16. Have you ever been amazed by God’s answer to your prayers? God always answers the prayers of His beloved children when we go to Him in faith. Jeremiah 33:3 state “Call unto me, and I will…

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. Psalm 22:16. There are innumerous products that will advertise, satisfaction guaranteed. In other words, the product will yield the outcomes that are expected. It is the innate desire of the human mind to crave…

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Colossians 3:17 The more that we grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; the more that we learn this journey of life is not all…

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:9. It is a true blessing to write about the goodness of God. There is nothing better than knowing that you are kept safe in the hands of the Almighty and Sovereign God…Creator of all things. Life for me…

“For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,” Ephesians 3:1 “Shipwrecked on God and stranded on omnipotence!” what a profound statement. To be shipwrecked is to have lost the ship to ruin and suddenly stranded…no conceivable way to leave the present location. To be shipwrecked on God is to be…

“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (KJV) This past…

“Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.” Psalm 119:23. “Sticks and stones my break my bones; but words will never hurt me…” This is the old childhood chant that we would say when some other child was hurling cruel words at us. It was meant to…

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 We all at one time or the other have voiced the adage, God said it,…

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalms30:5. “Don’t worry be happy,” was a catch all phrase some time ago; I surmise that it meant, regardless to your life circumstances, just be happy in it all. Well, that…

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 I am reminded of the story of a woman who had a beautiful handkerchief; unfortunately, she accidently spilled splotches of dark ink all over it. She was distraught and sadden…

“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Galatians 5:14. “Never kick a dog when he is down.” An old adage that means when someone is down in any state, you should not add insult to injury or make it worst. Unfortunately, there are…

“My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” Psalm 45:1. Praise, honor, exaltation…mere words cannot give the glory to our Almighty God and His amazing grace towards us all. He is King of Kings and…

“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:” 1 Peter 1:22. The Holy Spirit our Comforter and Guide is the keeper of our souls. There is no furtherance of the gospel message without…

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 The book of Proverbs has been attributed to the writings of King Solomon. They are instructions of wisdom to a son from a wise father. The primary thought is to seek understand and follow the wisdom of God….

“And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.” Joshua 4:3. A memorial is defined as something,…