Those of us who have children know when they are truly in distress. There is a certain tone to their voice, and when you as a parent, especially a mother, hear that cry you drop whatever you are doing and head straight for them; because the sound of their cry says something is desperately wrong. […]
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Not because David waited patiently meant he said nothing. No! He cried out to God. That sounds like a contradiction; first, we said David waited patiently on the Lord, now he was crying out to the Lord. Waiting did not mean inactivity, in his waiting and trusting David made repeated pleas to the Lord, he
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I waited patiently for the Lord Psalm 40:1a” David was a man in deep distress, but in spite of his situation he not only waited but he waited patiently; he exhibited a patient persevering trust in God – it was in an attitude of expectant hope. You have a choice you can wait anxiously, worried
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“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He broughtme up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto ourGod: many
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Apostle Paul writing to the church in Rome tells them, “Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another – Romans 14:19. The word edify is an architectural term and it means to build a house, erect a building; to build (up from the foundation);
When Nehemiah inquired about the well-being of the returning captives, Hanani told him basically that they survived the captivity but returned to Jerusalem only to experience more distress (Nehemiah 1:3). It is one thing to survive captivity but another thing to return home distressed and disgraced and find the walls of the city devastated and
“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands“ Proverbs 14:1 In Hebrew ‘build up’ means to establish, to cause to continue, to be rebuilt, it also means in the context of this verse, as a wise woman she increases the wealth of her house. Not only by her
