Bible Verses: Psalms 42:1-11Psalms 73:16-17Psalms 74Psalms 76Hebrews 10:19-25Matthew 12:9Mark 1:21Luke 4:16
Read MoreYes, Lord, thou dost not abdicate thy throne when the sun goeth down, nor dost thou leave the world all through these long wintry nights to be the prey of evil; thine eyes watch us as the stars, and thine arms surround us as the zodiac belts the sky. The dews of kindly sleep and all the influences of the moon are in thy hand, and the alarms and solemnities of night are equally with thee. This is very sweet to me when watching through the midnight hours, or tossing to and fro in anguish....
Bible Verses: Psalms 74:16
Read MoreMy soul begin this wintry month with thy God. The cold snows and the piercing winds all remind thee that he keeps his covenant with day and night, and tend to assure thee that he will also keep that glorious covenant which he has made with thee in the person of Christ Jesus. He who is true to his Word in the revolutions of the seasons of this poor sin-polluted world, will not prove unfaithful in his dealings with his own well-beloved Son.
Winter in the soul is by no means a...
Bible Verses: Psalms 74:17
Read MoreMen loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. § You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.Darkness has blinded his eyes. § Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.The dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. § Love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.The way of the wicked is like...
Bible Verses: 2 Corinthians 6:14John 3:191 Thessalonians 5:51 John 2:11Psalms 119:105Psalms 74:201 John 4:71 John 4:8Proverbs 4:19Proverbs 4:18John 12:46Ephesians 5:8
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For Reading and Meditation: Psalm 42:1-11
Over the past few days we have seen how the psalmist was caught in the hiatus between the moment when he stopped himself from sliding and the moment when he started to climb again. This, we said, is a very critical time - critical because it makes us inclined to accept easy answers. The perplexity did not end when the...