“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going” (Eccl 9:10). I’m wearied not by what I do but what I leave undone. Hard to improve on the old Saxon saying: “DOE THE NEXTE THYNGE.” […]
“The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge” (Ruth 2:12). Did the Psalmist (17:8; 36:7; 91:4) borrow this from Boaz? And was Boaz thinking of the Lord’s own words to His people (Deut 32:11-12)? Proximity! Protection! Provision! […]
“Let those who love Him be like the sun when it comes out in full strength” (Jud 5:31). Fearful Barak encouraged by faithful Deborah, and now they’re singing a victory duet to their heavenly Champion, shining like the sun. Can you hearten some fearful saint today, Sunbeam? […]
“When He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe” (2 Thess 1:10). What a Day, and it’s nearer than when we believed (Rom 13:11)! No surprise He will be admired by His saints, but how assuring that He will be glorified in His […]
“Perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever” (Phil 1:15). If you know of a child who has fled a Christian home, don’t lose hope. God is waiting for them wherever they go; He has His agents everywhere. Pray on, and keep watching down the road! […]
“My brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God” (Josh 14:8). The pessimists and optimists see the same lush valleys and rich farmland; they see the walled cities, too. The difference will be whether we measure the giants against ourselves or God […]
“We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength and His wonderful works that He has done” (Ps 78:4). The best inheritance for our children is recounting to them the reasons for our stedfast confidence in the Lord; our yesterdays can show […]
“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord” (Lev 19:18). Holding a grudge is like feeding yourself rat poison and waiting for the rat to die. The Lord tells us the surprising antidote: kill them—with kindness. […]
“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it” (Gen 28:16). Our Lord reminds us He is the ever-present link between God and men (see Jn 1:51), promising He will be with us always (Mt 28:20). Let’s live in the joy and power of His nearness today. […]