God is not a human. We might sometimes think having someone else make a request on our behalf (because that person has greater status or is well-liked by the person we are making the request of) makes a favorable response more likely. The request-grantor might be more agreeable as a fav...
17 Behold, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not worship thy god, nor honour the statue which thou ha...
We journal to highlight what really speaks to us in scripture, especially when a particular verse “speaks” to our present situation. For instance, if we are struggling to make ends meet financially, we may read the scripture that states, “God shall supply all your need according to his ...
17 Behold, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not worship thy god, nor honour the statue which thou hast raised u...
When the verse says ‘the stone had been removed from the tomb,’ this is also a prophecy for the future for all people who come to follow God. Because we ourselves are the stones that will be removed from our own personal tomb, our body of death, our grave of perishing flesh. Like...
“Our chief end is to glorify and enjoy God forever.” I’m Not Just February By Annette Wynne I’m not just February With winds that blow All day, and piled-up snow; I’m Washington and Lincoln, too, Who kept our country’s flag for you!
It ispossiblethat thehousebuilt here (see verse 1) is actually a family. “It may also signify the raising of a family, especially because this section precedes a unit in which the family is emphasized as a reward from the Lord (vv. 3–5). In the OT it is usual to speak of a fam...
O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. 2 Chronicles 20:6 Arthur Kent Cason Articles And David went up from there and dwelt in the strongholds...
Verse 17. - And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us (comp. Psalm 45:24, "Thou art fairer than the children of men;" Psalm 27:4, "To behold the beauty of the Lord;" Isaiah 33:17, "Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty"). The "beauty of God" is upon us...
What we chosen for is: 1. To be holy and blameless in his sight, AND 2. To be adopted as sons. "Holy"(the same word as "saints" in verse 1) means that we are consecrated to God, separated to him as his possession. God has claimed us and we belong to him.23 ...