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2 Kings 6:15-17 – “ And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, ‘Alas, my master! What shall we do?’ 16So he answered, ‘Do not fear, for those who are with us are more …
Psalm 141:2,3 – “Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.” David’s prayer is a worthy prayer for all of us to pray. Prayer and worship is compared …
Proverbs 17:22 – “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.” Psychosomatic illness is a physical condition which is impacted by emotional stress and psychological conflict. It simply means that what’s going on in your heart and mind can affect you physically. This works on both ends of the spectrum. …
Acts 13:44 – “On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.” Acts 14:4 – “But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.” Today’s New Testament One Year Bible reading highlights the responses of two cities to the gospel …
Proverbs 17:17 – “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” We all have relationships with different people at different levels. To keep it simple I’ve categorized them into 5 c’s. 1. Casual – These are people you simply know by their first name. You may run into them in …
Acts 13:2 – “As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Two questions pop out at me in this verse. First, how do you “minister to the Lord,” and second, “How is it the Holy …
1 Kings 19:9 – “So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him.” Elijah had been instructed various times to go to certain places. But …
1 Kings 18:1 – “And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”” Would the rain have come in Elijah had not presented himself to Ahab? God has instructed …
1 Kings 16:21,22 – “Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. 22But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned.” …
Psalm 133:1-3 – “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of …