"I awoke, for the Lord sustained me" (Ps. 3:5 NKJ). There are many things that can keep a person from sleeping soundly. Guilt, fear, a troubled conscience, improper eating habits, even anxiety about the economy can make sleep impossible. Spiritual burdens and calls...
"My beloved is white and ruddy..." (Song of Sol. 5:10 NKJ). The word white in this verse has to do with radiance like clear light. It is a reference to rays of morning sunshine, scattering the somber effects of the night. White is also a symbol of purity. Jesus is...
"Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near" (Isa. 55:6 NKJ). The key words in this verse are seek, found, and near. Let's consider each of them separately: Seek: In Hebrew this is an interesting word, one which expresses special intensity....
"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. And bless the Lord" (Ps. 134:2 NKJ). Part Two Yesterday we saw how the hands can be used as instruments of worship. Today we will point out from scriptures other uses of the hands for spiritual ministry: 1) Prayer (Job 11:13):...
"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. And bless the Lord" (Ps. 134:2 NKJ). Part One Photographers claim that hands are the hardest things to deal with when posing people for pictures. It seems that no one knows quite what to do with them once they become conscious...
"So I will restore to you the years..." (Joel 2:25 NKJ). Part Two In our last lesson we defined the word restore as "bringing back that which had been missing in order to complete an original purpose and calling." Our God promises us restoration in many areas of...
"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust..." (Joel 2:25 NKJ). Part One The word restore is vital to our spiritual walk. It refers to more than bringing something back...
"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love" (Col. 1:13 NKJ). In the Greek, this word translated is methistemi (meth-is'- tay-mee) meaning "to transpose, transfer, remove from one place to another." Our...
"In Your presence is fullness of joy..." (Psalm 16:11 NKJ). This verse is a continuation of yesterday's lesson in which we considered David's record of his enjoyment and satisfaction with his allotted inheritance. Now in this passage he indicates the source of...
"The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance" (Ps. 16:6 NKJ). How many truly contented people do you know? How many of your friends or acquaintances seem to be satisfied with their lot in life? Listen to the man David as he begins...
"Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors" (Prov. 8:34 NKJ). Life is a learning process. Every day that goes by can add enrichment to it. One of the requisites for the adding of spiritual knowledge is a...
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