“33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,…escaped the edge of the sword…some were tortured…some were killed with the sword.” Hebrews 11:33-34, 37 February 8, 2024 We do not have to look long or far for the false gods our age. One of those is the god of
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“O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?” Habakkuk 1:2 February 7, 2024 The prophet Habakkuk had two problems. He has cried out to God. “Why must the righteous suffer, while the wicked flourish?” Does God not care? Evil
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“And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.” 1 Samuel 28:6 February 6, 2024 God can be silent in times of our desperation and for good reason. King Saul had been rejected by God because he had rejected the word of
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“God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!” Psalm 83:1 February 5, 2024 There are times when God is silent. To the atheist this is not a problem, for if there is no God why expect Him to speak or show up in some special way? But to
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“Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water….And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, ‘What shall we drink?’” Exodus 15:22, 24 February 2, 2024 After only a few days in the wilderness, with water
“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”Psalm 34:8 February 1, 2024 Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God. Certainly we must know about those qualities of God which constitute who He is. It has been truthfully said that, “To get to
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“But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.” Jeremiah 9:24 January 31, 2024 “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the
“The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia.” Daniel 10:13 January 30, 2024 You have prayed about a very important concern over three weeks. No answer from God. What is one
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2 January 29, 2024 The Bible reveals what we need to know about angels, not too much and not too little. This is because all Scripture is profitable to us. There are biblical guard rails that will keep us
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 18:10 January 26, 2024 At Christmas time our culture is reintroduced to angels in a unique way. First, there is the angel who
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