"In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me. Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life." (Ps 142:3-4) What a desperate cry! How laden with pain . . . disillusionment . . . distress ....
A few months after a bomb destroyed the Oklahoma City federal building, a book about the bombing appeared in our local bookstore entitled Where Was God at 9:02 A.M.? That's a good question. Now many ask "Where was God on September 11,2001" One morning in July, 587...
"On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the...
King David was hounded by Saul. The prophet Elijah was threatened by Jezebel. Paul was harmed by Alexander the metalworker. Even Jesus was betrayed by Judas. Has one person ruined your joy? Is there a name of a person, and when you hear that name you feel defeated,...
Psalm 120:1-2 says: "I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me. Save me O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues."Are you being attacked by someone? Has the devil been trying to destroy you? This happens a lot in the lives of Christians. They are...
" I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there, so that...
"For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." (Habakkuk 2:3) How could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land? Ps: 137:4 The...
My name is... I was born in 2010. I am a Christian.I was playing outside when they came. I tried to run But the wheels were faster than my little feet. They tied me to a fence; I couldn't escape. They murdered my parents and protectors before my little eyes. I watched...
The following devotional is the first in a short series focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego in the fiery furnace. "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, 'O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.'"...
The following devotional is the second in a short series focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego in the fiery furnace. "Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered...