Bible Verses: Psalms 139:1-24Psalms 51:1-19Psalms 69:1-36Psalms 46:1-11
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The language of the highest faith is the language of the highest courage. Men that are bold enough to seek the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth, and who fear not that they shall ever know what fear is, may at any moment be reduced to a condition of the most abject timidity by the revelation of that God whom they have scorned to make their refuge and strength.
Fear is to be the everlasting portion of him who in this life refuses to fear. Men exclude from their attention...
Bible Verses: Psalms 46:2
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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. § Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation is past. For behold, the Lord comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants...
Bible Verses: Matthew 24:6Psalms 46:1Psalms 46:3Isaiah 26:20Isaiah 26:21Psalms 57:1Colossians 3:3Psalms 112:7John 16:33
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Abraham] did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. § The children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers.God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. § It is better...
Bible Verses: Proverbs 16:20Romans 4:20Romans 4:212 Chronicles 13:18Psalms 46:1Psalms 46:2Psalms 118:8Psalms 118:9Psalms 37:23Psalms 37:24Psalms 34:8Psalms 34:9
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Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. § He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty … His truth shall be your shield and buckler.Your life is hidden with Christ in God. § He who touches you touches the apple of His eye. § Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord … The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. § God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will...
Bible Verses: Proverbs 1:33Psalms 90:1Psalms 91:1Psalms 91:4Colossians 3:3Zechariah 2:8Exodus 14:13Exodus 14:14Psalms 46:1Psalms 46:2Matthew 14:27Luke 24:38Luke 24:392 Timothy 1:12
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For Reading and Meditation: Psalm 139:1-24
We continue meditating on the right way to handle our negative feelings. We said yesterday that the two wrong ways to handle hurting emotions are to deny them or express them. Denial pushes them down inside us, while expression dumps them on to other people or things. Neither of these, in my view, is a Biblical way of...