Proverbs 31:25 holds up the excellent wife as one who “smiles at the future”. But what do you do when weeks and months and years of “unanswered” prayers have gone by, and your long trial still remains? In 1 Samuel 1, we are reminded that Hannah’s prayers went unanswered for a long time. She was …
One evening many years ago, I remember sitting in a green velvet wingback chair, and my eyes were completely fixed upon the person in the matching wingback chair next to me. I stared at him for an hour, not talking, not touching, just staring as he stared at me. Strange behavior, really. It was one …
Chiasm is a poetic device that is often used in the composition of Hebrew poetry, such as Proverbs 31. A poem with a chiastic structure uses parallel lines that have corresponding themes. These parallels are not one after the other; instead, the top line and the bottom line are parallel, then the second line and …
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Jesus is endurance exemplified. To win salvation for us, it took a lifetime of pure sinlessness, something I can only marvel at. It Took Resolve As His days on earth became few, Jesus “steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,” as it says in the King James Version (Luke 9:51). He determined to go …
Vacuum, mop, thaw the meat…the monotony of the daily tasks can wear a body down, but Scripture gives us reasons to rejoice in the things that make up our everyday existence. 1. Rejoice in Your Marriage Framed in the words of a father to his son, the Bible says, “…rejoice in the wife of your …
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