How long, O God, will the adversary revile, and the enemy spurn Your name forever? Psalm 74:10 How Long – In 1928, Leroy Carr expressed musically what every person asks from the heart: “How long, how long?” Dozens of musicians have recorded his song. What they don’t realize is that the original score was written…
Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. Isaiah 11:1 Branch – You may not appreciate the message in this verse unless you live in Long Branch, New Jersey or North Branch, Minnesota or Olive Branch, Mississippi or West Branch, Iowa. Why? Because there…
but Jesus was asleep Matthew 8:24 Asleep – Without saying a word, Jesus still reflects an Old Testament perspective on life. To sleep in the midst of a storm reveals complete confidence in the sovereignty of God, just as the Scripture suggests in Leviticus 26:6 (lying down with no concern about trouble), Job 11:18-19 (resting…
You shall have no other gods besides Me. Deuteronomy 5:7 No – It’s too bad that we can’t read this verse in Hebrew. If we could, we would see that it begins with the most important word in the verse, and that word is not You. It is the Hebrew word lo, which means “no.” …
