Tag: Lord

Don’t Quit

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9 God stirred the heart of Cyrus to send His people home (to Jerusalem) to rebuild the house of the Lord. The first group to return to Jerusalem was […]

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Words of Encouragement

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 Jeremiah always delivered the messages God gave him faithfully, even when it was difficult for him. He chose to obey God, calling […]

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Forgiveness and Mercy

“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.” Psalm 86:5 King Josiah was a good king. He chose to do what was right. We can read that he was even compared back to King David, and that Josiah […]

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Now is the Day

“(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)” 2 Corinthians 6:2 The kings of Judah repeatedly wavered between worship of God and idol worship. […]

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A Heart for God

“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.” Psalm 14:2 In the life of King Hezekiah, we can read of a hope for someone whose family does not know of God or the things of […]

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A Warning

“Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire” Isaiah 29:6 God often uses the weather to speak. “Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, […]

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Unfruitful Works

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Ephesians 5:11 Jehoshaphat was a good king in Judah. He sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in His commandments (see 2 Chronicles 17:4). Read the description of his heart. “And his heart […]

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The Consequence of Apostasy

“The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked …” Nahum 1:3a Remember Jonah? God sent Jonah to warn Nineveh of destruction for their wickedness. “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come […]

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Know the Way and Live in It

“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish” Psalm 1:6 As you read through Israel’s history during the divided kingdom, one cannot help but notice how important it is to God that He be kept first in one’s life and even […]

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The Mercies of the Lord

“I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.” Psalm 89:1 Consider the following song as you read Psalm 89. I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord Forever by James H. Fillmore I will […]

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