Faith Under Fire (Psalm 119:61)
The cords of the wicked have encircled me, but I have not forgotten Your law. Psalm 119:61 Imagine trying to live out your faith when your enemies are doing everything…
The cords of the wicked have encircled me, but I have not forgotten Your law. Psalm 119:61 Imagine trying to live out your faith when your enemies are doing everything…
He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own…
I hastened and did not delay to keep Your commandments. Psalm 119:60 To hasten is to speed up, get moving, or accelerate. The idea is that there is no time…
…not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 1 Timothy 3:3 For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed,…
I considered my ways and turned my feet to Your testimonies. Psalm 119:59 Time continues to move at breakneck speed. As we get older we begin to recognize how quickly…
…not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 1 Timothy 3:3 (emphasis mine) An elder must be one who strives for unity in…
I sought Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your word. Psalm 119:58 The first phrase could be translated I sought Your face. It is…
…not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 1 Timothy 3:3 (emphasis mine) In contrast to practicing violence, the Christian leader is to…
The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. Psalm 119:57 When the psalmist wrote that God was his “portion,” he was using a word that had…
…not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 1 Timothy 3:3 For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed,…