In verse 6 he says, “I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.” It was not a good night for sleeping. Yet he concludes by expressing faith that his troubled prayer would be answered (verses 8-9). There were other occasions when...
Someone once told me that when the Bible was written, it was more about the future than what was going on at the time. I believe the above Bible verse refers tothe importance of allowing our mind and soul to take rest, too.It means quieting our minds to find peace. Incorporate rest ...
Matthew 14:19 NKJV One verse has the power to break heaven wide open for you. One verse can let you know that God sees you, hears you and is concerned about you. One verse can give you the push to go into your next phase. Well, let me be clear. One verse did it for ME on ...
While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women. These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab. Before long Israel was joining...
27At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, un...
In this verse, God is giving every single one of us a big choice to make in this life. We can either choose to follow God and His ways for living in this life and“live”– or we can choose to follow the wicked and evil ways of this world and“die.” ...
Last evening, our small group gathered around 1 Timothy 3:1-7. We prayed, read the passage, and then went through a verse-by-verse, almost word-for-word study of God’s precious Book. Never did we ask, “What do you think it means?” We looked at the passage in its context throu...
36 Otherwise, he might come suddenly and find you sleeping.37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert!” Could I get some correlation and context behind this verse? I know I make the mistake of taking things out of context and I am working on it so I read the entire...
And may your mouth be like the best wine.”“For my love, it is smooth going down, flowing through the lips while sleeping. NLT May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine— Yes, wine that goes down smoothly for my lover, flowing gently over lips and teeth. ...
40Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ...