"Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel". This is the first of two Deborahs in the Bible, the second being a prophetess and judge in Israel. We are only told of the first when she died though she must have made a deep impression upon the life of Rebekah and the household ... Read more

"they went out, and preached that men should repent". "Repent" was the first point in Jesus' preaching and He told His disciples to make theirs the same. It is an essential that can easily get omitted. Men must turn from their way to God's way if they would find the Lord. Repentance is stimulated by ... Read more

"the exceeding riches of his grace". These riches will never be exhausted. Grace is both unmerited and freely given. God's riches exceed our expectation and then are more wonderful than we could ever have imagined. They reached their highest point when Jesus gave Himself for the redemption of those who would believe. The riches of ... Read more

"we were like those who dreamed". This sentiment can be the experience of all who trust the Lord. The Lord frees the captive, sets the solitary in families, turns sadness to joy and makes the lame to leap and dance. All such achievements are 'daydreams' until the Lord graciously makes them a reality. Once there ... Read more

"What thing is this? ". When Jesus stood to speak in the synagogue in Capernaum and rebuked the evil spirit in a man and healed him, the people wondered what had hit them! They asked what new doctrine He preached, for the authority with which He spoke and acted was unprecedented. This was no mere ... Read more

"But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? ". Solomon wondered how God, who made the Universe and all that is in it, could dwell in the temple He had built. Many do think that God set things in motion and then left His laws to work themselves out. (Though it is interesting ... Read more

"who comforts us in all our tribulation". There is no trouble that will befall you but God is ready to comfort you and get you through it. No burden need crush you, no sorrow paralyse you and no persecution make you give up if it is the God of all comfort who is with you. ... Read more

"And the Lord was with Joseph". We are not told when Joseph was aware of this. It is unlikely he felt this when his brothers set upon him and put him in a pit, then sold him to the Midianite merchants, Ishmeelites, for twenty pieces of silver and he then was sold as a slave ... Read more

"a woman in the crowd called out". This Teacher was so wonderful that this woman called out "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." No doubt many could say "Amen" to that. Everybody learned from this woman's interjection. We are told very little about the years when Mary nursed and mothered ... Read more

"Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt". Just as Jacob did not know why famine struck the land of Canaan, but later found it in God's purpose, so there is a purpose in every difficulty and dryness that besets us. God has His hand upon every turn in life's way for each one of ... Read more