WORD STUDY – THE MIGHTY LAMED

by | Aug 7, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalm 56:9: “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”   It is clear both in English and Hebrew that David’s enemies were not going to turn back until he cried unto the Lord.  He says he knows this.  This knowing is...

WORD STUDY – REFUGE, STRENGTH, AND HELP

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”   There are three things mentioned here that occur in time of trouble.  God is a refuge, strength, and a help.  This sounds good, but my question is, how does this refuge, strength, and...

WORD STUDY – GOD IS STANDING PATIENTLY WAITING

by | Aug 5, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalms 40:1 “I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me and heard my cry.”   I remember hearing stories of some old line Pentecostal groups that had what they called tarrying services.  They would stay up all night waiting for the Lord to make a...

WORD STUDY – THE LIGHT OF GOD

by | Aug 4, 2014 | Devotionals

Psalm 31:16: “Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, save me for thy mercies sake.”   What I find interesting about this verse is that even before David asked to be saved from his trouble, he is first asking for God’s face to shine on him.  The word in the...

WORD STUDY – THE VOICE OF GOD

by | Aug 3, 2014 | Devotionals

Isaiah 30:21, “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”   John 10:27,  “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:”   “When we...

WORD STUDY – VENGENCE IS MINE

by | Aug 2, 2014 | Devotionals

Luke 12:20,  “But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”   In reading this passage in my Greek New Testament I noticed something that does not appear in most...