This same word is also used earlier in this chapter in verse 2 –…” That we may lead a peaceful and quiet life”. Obviously, in verse 2 it doesn’t mean that we may live lives in which we do not speak. Rather, the word hesuchion refers to not making trouble or not being in ...
Psalm 23is one of those. David, the shepherd, wrote this Psalm. The Bible gives us the pedigree of David: he was not your ordinary king. He began life as a shepherd, but that humble beginning prepared the greatest King of Israel to become the most unusual king who ever lived. For thr...
which he wraps himself in during the ceremony. He gives her a ring; she gives him a tallit. Just as the ring symbolizes her fidelity to her husband, his wearing the tallit represents his covenant commitment to God and his wife.
https://bible.com/bible/111/php.4.6.NIV I can sometimes be a very nervous/worrisome person and stress about little trivial things. This verse has helped me greatly over the years to know that I should turn to God and pray about anything I am worried about throughout the day. I have n...
I started my Bible reading plan on January 1stand my Father In Law passed on January 12th. My wife was elected the President of Christian Television Network on January 14thand a few short days after that, I became the Vice President in charge of leading all 18 of our station managers in...
That last verse is the very reason my parents named me Joy,because of the joy that comes after a long night of laboring in childbirth. Chasing Happiness and Finding Joy Although similar, happiness and joy are not interchangeable, in my opinion.Happiness is fleeting, but joy can be long-last...
This is a quote that deserves a place over my bed to read every morning. It is a simple reminder that each day is filled with God’s grace to accomplish the tasks assigned to me. Each struggle and challenge is perfectly designed to help grow and strengthen me in my faith, homemaking, ...
Some pastors’ spouses play the piano or lead a ministry. Back in the day, when it was mostly male pastors, the question most frequently asked at interviews was, “can your wife play the piano.” Karla played the flute (and she did accompany congregational singing with it, but that’s...
This verse as translated above is vague and difficult to understand. That God has “put eternity into man’s heart” is only the first part of the sentence, which has to do with finding out all that God has done; it is not a doctrinal statement on the immortality of the soul; the so...
One of the things which commonly happens with Christians, is that we take a verse – like this one – and toss it around as a general maxim without really considering it well in context. I hear this verse quoted all the time as a stand-alone. But when we do that, we can miss the...