Monthly Archives: December 2013
Better is the End – Ecclesiastes 7:8
Ecclesiastes 7:8 – Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Many people love to start new things, but sticking with something to the end does not enjoy the same enthusiasm. For example, runners are often separated into two basic […]
Covered in Light – Psalm 104:1-2
Psalm 104:1-2 – Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Have you ever tried to look at the sun? They say that if you […]
A Name Above Every Name – Philippians 2:9-11
Philippians 2:9-11 – Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to […]
The Days of Heaven – Deuteronomy 11:21
Deuteronomy 11:16, 21 – Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them…. That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven […]
Time to Work – Psalm 119:126
Psalm 119:126 – It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law. Like the moon, mankind waxes and wanes in the light we reflect. Looking at history, we see that again and again, societies rise and fall not simply because of unforeseen calamities but because of a tragic tendency […]
The Cupbearer’s Plea – Nehemiah 1:11
Nehemiah 1:11 – O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was […]
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