11/09/2024 – Day 139 – Jeremiah – Chapters 37 – 41 / Summary & “Jeremiah: The Faithful Shepherd (40: 1-6)
All the following commentary includes excerpts from William Wiersbe’s book: “Be Decisive”. I will start with a summary, the first two paragraphs of Chapter 11 from his book entitled: “Tragedy …
Read More11/10/2025 – “Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible — not to have run away.” Dag Hammarskjold
Soli Deo Gloria!
Read More11/10/2024 – “Fellowship in the Gospel” / “… fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ …” (1 Thessalonians 3:2).
“After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. He is using you …
Read More11/10/2024 – “Jerusalem” (from St. George’s chapel – Windsor)/ link: 15 all time favorite classical hymns.
and a description of this particular song from this link of 15 favorite all-time hymns, summarized:
“The eternally glorious ‘Jerusalem’, also known by its poetic origins, “And did those feet …
Read More11/09/2024 – “The Unrivaled Power of Prayer” / “We do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26)
“We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize …
Read More11/08/2024 – Day 138 – Job – Chapters 39 – 40 / 39: 19 – 25 “A broken spirit, the creation of the horse.”
Check this commentary out from “The Evidence Bible – NKJV”:
“39: 1,2. Outside of the creative hand of God there is no logical explanation for the instincts of the animal kingdom. …
Read More11/08/2024 – “The sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught… Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on His God. But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment (Isaiah 50: 1 -4 … 10,11 – The third of four “servant songs” in Isaiah – attached link)
https://www.gotquestions.org/Servant-Songs.html
I discovered this from “True Spirituality” by Francis Schaeffer , pages # xxiv – xxv of his introduction.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Read More11/08/2024 – “The Undetected Sacredness of Circumstances” / “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God…” (Romans 8:28) / fyi: November 7th devotional
“The circumstances of a saint’s life are ordained of God. In the life of a saint there is no such thing as chance. God by His providence brings …
Read More11/07/2024 – Day 137 – Psalm – Chapters 57 – 59 / Prayers of Adoration!: 57: 7 – 11
Just one excerpt from so many:
“My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident. I will sing; I will sing praises. Wake up, my soul! Wake up, …
Read More11/07/2024 – Christian Post: “Beth Stucky warns of conflating love with empathy.”
https://www.christianpost.com/books/allie-beth-stuckey-warns-of-conflating-love-with-empathy.html
I concur with Beth’s premise. I think we are missing it, we should be calling this out more than we are for the sake of those who suffer …
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