"all the people said, 'Amen!' and praised the Lord"It was not the murmur we sometimes hear at the close of set prayer or intercession: neither was it the expression of relief I have sometimes made when an exceptionally long prayer has concluded! It was a 'so be it Lord' to all that Asaph and his ... Read more

p>"He gives power to the weak". The Lord can confidently give this promise because the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth neither faints nor is weary. Do you ever run out of strength; out of moral courage to do that which you know to be right? Do you begin ... Read more

"the angels of God met him". The angels of God must often meet God's children. The difference is that whereas Jacob apparently recognised they were angels, we do not normally recognise them. Angels are ministering spirits sent to minister to those who are the heirs of salvation through faith in Christ. There is no evidence ... Read more