Psalm 121:8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore. Psalm 121 is known to be a traveler’s song. The Israelites sang it on the long road up to Jerusalem. A long way from home, exposed and on foot, they sang to remind themselves who […]
Job 23:10 He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. Job had lost almost everything. His children, his wealth, and even his health were gone in a matter of days. His friends sat beside him, insisting that his suffering must be the result of some […]
Psalm 128:1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. Fear is a connotative word which can have a positive or a negative meaning. We primarily understand ‘fear’ as a negative word. Hence the saying that ‘where fear abides, faith cannot reside’. This statement stands true when fear means dread; for then, fear […]
Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. When someone is looked at as a ‘devoted husband/wife,’ it means that the person is very focused on their family, their duties towards their family and their role in the family. In this verse, we are called to devote ourselves to prayer. Prayer should not […]