Posted in Religion, tagged comforter, exile, Isaiah, Menachem, salvation, Simeon on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Moved by the Spirit, [...]
Posted in Religion, tagged discipline, Eliphaz, exile, hardship, Job, sickness, sonship, suffering on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal. Job 5.17-18.
It is a fact that God disciplines his children. I might (misguidedly) wish it were otherwise, but it is not. The writer of [...]
Posted in Religion, tagged Daniel, exile, Nebuchadnezzar, witness, work on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned [...]
