Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience – James 1:2-3
What a strange command this is, to count (perceive, think) it a joyful thing when difficult and dark trials come your way. Trials, by their very nature, cause pain; why would we be […]
The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him – Habakkuk 2:20
When we cannot see evidence of God at work, or are puzzled by the unfolding of His providences, there is a tendency to draw the wrong conclusions. When evil was rampant in the land of Israel, Habakkuk assumed […]
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee – Psalm 9:9-10
What a promise! The Lord will be a refuge, a shelter, a hiding place in […]
by Lasserre Bradley, Jr.
“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise” (Psalm 57:7).
David begins this Psalm asking God to be merciful to him in the time of his calamities. He describes those calamities as facing those with tongues like swords and those who had prepared a […]
When my father passed away five months ago, a dear friend gave my mother, myself, and each of my brothers a copy of a tiny little leather-bound book The Loveliness of Christ by Samuel Rutherford. Soon afterwards, looking for a devotional book to use in our family’s morning devotions, I picked it up and […]
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