“For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 Knowledge and understanding. Because our God does not just know things. He understands them. He understands it all. The ins and outs of your situation. Where you are and what you are dealing with. The thoughts and feelings you’re having, the […]
“Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out.” Numbers 9:22 This verse is reminiscent of Moses’ words to the Lord that if His […]
“For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity; guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.” Proverbs 2:6-8 Our Lord watches over the way of His saints. 2 […]
“I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.” John 17:9 “The Lord knows those who are his” 2 Timothy 2:19 If I am God’s, then will He not lead me rightly? Will He miss a needed provision? Will He speak in a way that […]
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths… Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way” Psalm 25:4, 8 “You have said, ‘Seek my face.’ My heart says to you, ‘Your face, O LORD, do I seek.’” Psalm 27:4 “I did not speak in secret, in […]
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope” 1 Timothy 1:1 Such strength is seen here in Paul’s opening statement. He is an apostle by the command of God. Upon reading this, the thought occurred to me: how lightly do we tend to view the […]
“You shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land that the LORD your God is giving you…This is the provision for the manslayer, who by fleeing there may save his life. If anyone kills his neighbor unintentionally without having hated him in the past…he may flee to one of these cities and live, […]
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” Psalm 39:7 In this psalm, the writer seems to be waiting for deliverance from discipline and for the Lord to deal with the wicked around him. But it got me to thinking about the different applications this statement, this picture of […]
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” Psalm 25:4-5 It’s such a comfort to me to know that as I walk through this life, my Lord […]
“Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel, ‘Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen […]
In Pleasant Places 