“…there came a great wind…and smote the four corners of the house, and…the young men, …they are dead. Job 1:19. Long ago, Job learned that no matter how bad his situation looked, God had not abandoned him. One day he had everything; the next it seemed he had nothing. But through it all he trusted […]
“Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his? Numbers 23:10. God cannot give us what we ask if our request runs contrary to His character. He is perfect in purity and holiness, and therefore He cannot make true what is false, nor make right what is wrong. Balaam […]
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you.” I Peter 4:12. If we could plan our lives, we would tend to choose the easy way without trial. But God often leads His own through the fire of testing so that the beauty of Christ-like character will be perfected in us. […]
“A man’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand his own way?” Proverbs 20:24. When we can’t understand our circumstances, we are tempted to question God and to think that they are without meaning. Sometimes we assume that chance has put us where we are, but nothing could be further from […]
“For man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” I Samuel 16:7. When Samuel was to select the next king of Israel from the sons o Jesse, he made a judgment based on first impressions. However, God’s chosen was not any of the older sons. The Spirit told Samuel, “Do […]