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Being Thankful Even When Things Go Bad

Giving thanks always for all things unto God. – Eph. 5:20 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. – Rom. 8:28 Notwithstanding all that I have suffered, notwithstanding all the pain and weariness and anxiety and sorrow…

Joy in the Morning

Lam 3:31-32 – For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. Psalms 30:5 – For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Going Through…

In Their Affliction

In Their Affliction

In their afflictions people will seek the Lord more than in their prosperity. We are often unrepentant when things go our way. Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. In Their Affliction In their afflictions…

Learning Things in the Dark

Learning Things in the Dark

Learning things in the dark you never learn in the day is a famous saying of Vance Havner. 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: Learning things in the dark you never learn in the day is…

Life Needs to Be Hard

Life Needs to Be Hard

Life needs to be hard.  If life was a bed of roses, you may never desire heaven and salvation. Never look to have the way fairer and easier while you live. If you think heaven is offered you at too dear a rate now, you may even let it go, and try whether hell be…

The Lord Does Not Forget You

The Lord Does Not Forget You

Even in captivity, the Lord promised he would not forget his people. He had a purpose in putting his people through the fire.  He wanted them to seek him.  He wanted His children to come back to Him. Jeremiah 29:12-14 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and…

Temptations – Pirates of the Soul

Temptations are pirates of the soul. Pirates only attack ships loaded down with riches.  The devil only attacks the godly who are rich in Christ Jesus. Temptations are rather hopeful evidences that thy estate is good, that thou art dear to God, and that it shall go well with thee forever, than otherwise. God had…

The Joy of Bitterness

Proverbs 14:10 – The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. The joy of bitterness. You don’t normally think of it that way but without trials we would not seek the joy of Lord.  This verse kind of personifies the heart.  It gives it chacteristics and feeling.  The person…

The Travail of Man

Ecclesiastes 3:10 – I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. The travail of man can be seen in Solomon’s life.  The book of Ecclesiastes could also be called the Book of Frustrations.  You can tell as you read through the book that Solomon…

A Thankful Heart

1 Thessalonians 5:18 – In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Our hearts are to be filled with thankfulness, and our lips with praise. Our attitude here is to be that of praising men. ‘In everything give thanks;’ thanks unto the Father; to Him who…

Believing in Vain

1 Corinthians 15:2 – By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. We are saved by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ.  According to this verse, it is possible to believe in vain.  According to the Webster’s 1828 vain means. Empty;…