When reading the Book of Jonah we quickly learn that Jonah the servant of the Lord failed to obey God. God called on him to go and preach to the people of Nineveh and Jonah refused to do so. When fleeing from the Lord’s commands, Jonah boarded a ship headed to Tarshish. But in all …
Romans 9:20-21, “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” As the days pass …
Joel 2:13-14, “And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and …
Mark 5:19-20, “Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did …
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Hebrews 3:1-2, “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.” This week, while scrolling through some emails and texts, I noticed a note from a friend. The friend …
Isaiah 41:10, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.? I love the hymn How Firm a Foundation. Many times I’ve sat on the pew, while …
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Proverbs 5:3, “For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:…” As we read through the book of Proverbs, it’s important to keep in mind that there are many spiritual lessons which may be gleaned by simply thinking deeper than what we gather at first glance. …
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(a) John 6:37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” (b) John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:…” (c) Romans 8:29-30, “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to …
1 Timothy 5:8, “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” As many of you know, I did not grow up as a Primitive Baptist. I remember hearing for the first time the preaching of the …
Nehemiah 13:4-5, “And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and …