His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago)…

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3.  Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so…

He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth – the Lord God Almighty is his name. Amos 4:13.  Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1. By…

You have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:9-10. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. Matthew 10:29.  In our chapter,…

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are…

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8.  I was struck in reading our chapter, Job 33, by the way in which Elihu speaks. I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue…v. 2. He takes awhile to…

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. Psalm 143.10 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. Isaiah 58:9. Reading our chapter, Job 30, I can’t help but think how different it…