“Thus says the Lord,… “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you” (2 Ki 20:5). Some say these words were only for Hezekiah. Perhaps. But we know He does hear our prayers (Jn 5:15), and He does note our tears (Ps 56:8), and He is our Healer God […]
“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick” (Ezek 34:16). Here’s a seeking ministry to find the lost; a restoring ministry to recover the alienated; a binding ministry for the broken; and a strengthening ministry to those grown sickly—who will help […]
“This is what the Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified” (Lev 10:3). “Come near Me,” is the heartcry of God for His people. But 2 things are vital: “I must be regarded as holy”—align yourself with My […]
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him” (Nahum 1:7). To know God in a more intimate way should be the believer’s passion; but to be known by God is the believer’s peace. To “know” (yada) = “dedicating ourselves to intimately care for someone.” […]
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov 22:6). “Train,” elsewhere translated “dedicate,” comes from a root meaning to narrow. By a repeated pattern, show children how we narrow our options to the best ones, the ones that honor God. […]
“…Your gentleness has made me great” (2 Sam 22:36). “Gentleness” is often translated “humility.” Is God not humble when He stoops to pick us out of the sheepfold, or factory, or home, to be His “kings and priests”? Who can’t love a God like this! […]
“Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever” (Dan 12:3). This world has its share of “stars,” but they all fade away with the passing years; THESE stars, however, reflecting the glories of the Sun of Righteousness into […]
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all” (1 Chron 29:11). The Targum renders the first phrase, “Thine, O Lord, is the […]
“… the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Neh 8:10). The word “strength” refers to a fortified place. The Jews were rebuilding their capital with its great walls, but their true protection from trouble, and ours, is finding joy in the Lord Himself. […]