Isaiah 11:1-2, “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;…” Jeremiah […]
When reading, studying and meditating on the scriptures, the child of grace will often find themselves overwhelmed with amazement. Several years ago a co-worker asked to read my Bible while we were eating lunch. Every minute or so he would look at me with this excited look on his face and say “I didn’t know […]
Isaiah 29:6, “Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.” Luke 2:25-30, “And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: […]
Isaiah 28:9-10, “Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:…” Growing in grace is a concept […]
Isaiah 20:2-4, “At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a […]
Proverbs 25:19, “Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.” My grandpa, Ben Landers Loudermilk, used to say, “Hey Bunk (that’s me), there’s two kinds of people I try to stay away from, preachers and doctors.” I asked, Why Papa? He answered, “Because […]
Isaiah 12:1, “And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.” Forgiveness is a precious experience for the one who feels their guilt. The subject of forgiveness is taught in more than one context in scripture. (1) […]
Isaiah 5:20, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” The word “Woe” is the antonym of the word blessed. The word is found no less than six times in the fifth chapter of Isaiah […]
Psalm 34:1, “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” My son, Joshua, and I were riding down the road one day this week and a conversation was stirred as we were driving over the rolling hills of Union County roads in North Carolina. Poor Joshua, when I get […]
The Song of Solomon 8:11, “Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.” As many of you know, my mama and daddy loved to grow things in their own gardens. But there were times when they […]