“And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The LORD will provide’; as it […]
“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; He is […]
“Now [the disciples] had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat… And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, ‘Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not […]
“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I am about to rain down bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day… At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the […]
“Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds… How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with […]
“I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service” 1 Timothy 1:12 How amazing it is that our Lord would judge us faithful. That in the midst of our sin and our weakness, He would see a vessel through which His glory […]
“‘And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.’…In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house […]
“So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife…and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son… They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.” Ruth 4:13, 17 I recently finished reading the book of Ruth. I was thinking of it this morning, and it struck me […]
“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully… You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.” 2 Corinthians 9:6, 11 There is a temptation to hold back when we are called […]
“At the end of three days the officers went through the camp and commanded the people, ‘As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. Yet there shall be a distance between […]
In Pleasant Places 