"Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand." —Job 13:1 Over the years I have preached certain truths again and again. I’ve told certain jokes too many times. I’ve…
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. . . . But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was…
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope. —Psalm 130:5 Moses spent forty years in Pharaoh’s court finding out he was a somebody, he spent forty years in the desert finding out he was a nobody, and…
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. —Genesis 39:1 Seventeen-year-old Joseph’s…
Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."…
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot…
But Joseph replied, "Don't be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good." —Genesis 50:19–20 Forgiveness is a unique thought in the times in which we live.…
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. —Psalm 23:4 “Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me,” David wrote. But…
"He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." —Matthew 10:39 If you go to a doctor because you’re having unusual aches or pains or some other issue, the doctor may have to…
Jacob named the place Peniel (which means "face of God"), for he said, "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared." The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to…