I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 NASB Living – Not tomorrow! No, the psalmist is not hoping that somehow he will see something that points to God’s goodness in the…
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. I will satisfy him with a long life, and show him My salvation. Psalm 91:15-16 NASB Rescue/ Honor – “The poet is a mortal, claimed by the gods to reveal them in words; poetry is…
And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. Deuteronomy 8:2 NASB The test – In the NASB 95, this phrase is…
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My lambs.” John 21:15 NASB Tend – Well, not exactly. “Feed” is probably better than “tend,”…
