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“For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of...

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring...

“Until the time came to fulfill his word, the LORD tested Joseph’s character.” Psalm 105:19 (NLT) When we think about Joseph’s life struggles, we might want to tell the Lord, “Please, don’t test...

“The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being.” Proverbs 20:27 (NIV) Jim followed the nurse down the hall to the examining room. After his vitals were all recorded,...

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26 NIV) Lee knew that he needed some time alone with God. The pain in his heart told...

“The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according...

“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.” (1Samuel7:12 KJV) When I was a boy, one Sunday...

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” — but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the...

“Though he slay me, I will hope in him” Job 13:15 (ESV) Sally carefully wiped her eyes. The tears had flowed so long that her eyes hurt. How could God have failed her? How could anything so painful and...

“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.” (Psalm 139:17-18 NIV) At...