A search for the phrases “the Lord knows,” “God knows,” “Father knows” and “He knows” returns about 25 such occurrences in our Bibles.  Meditate on this summary of what God knows: “The Lord knows the way of the righteous” (Psa. 1:6). “The Lord knows the thoughts of man” (Psa. 94:11). “He knows our frame…that we are dust” (Psa. 103:14). “He knows what…

God used the word “Selah” over 70 times in the book of Psalms.  The exact meaning is a topic of discussion, but it seems to indicate a place for a pause, perhaps (as some have suggested) for the reader (and singer) to meditate on what was just said.  “Selah” is not found in Psalm 19:14, but with the idea of a pause…

Five times in the book of Proverbs the happy person is described (with the words “happy is…”).  Get your happiness gauge out and see how happy you are in God’s eyes. “Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and…gains understanding” (3:13). “He who has mercy on the poor, happy is he” (14:21). “Whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he” (16:20). “Happy…

It is so hard to believe that when Jesus was on the earth that He could make this statement, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Matt. 8:20).  How is it possible that no one would give Jesus a place to live?  Not just a room in their…

A popular marketing ploy for Apple’s iPhone brags, “Looking for a list of restaurants around you?  There’s an App for that! Need to find a definition for graminivorous?  There’s an App for that!” Whatever you need, there’s an App that can take care of that for you! In the Christian life, there are Apps that are far superior and much more powerful…

Sometimes people will ask me, “I really feel like I’ve been struggling with my faith lately and I’m not as close to God as I used to be.  I want to start reading some parts of the Bible that will help me strengthen my faith.  What do you recommend?”  That’s when I sometimes ask, “When was the last time you read the…

You would think that I would learn, but so far I haven’t.  It has been my habit for many years to grab my keys, wallet and pocket knife every morning.  (Each one has its own pocket.)  Without fail, I do this every day before I leave the house.  Most of the time when I fly, I remember to pack my pocket knife…

The word “ceasing” is found five times in the New Testament (NKJV).  Perhaps we know 1 Thessalonians 5:17 the best of these five occurrences, “Pray without ceasing.”  Paul gave a command to his brethren to pray, and to do so with a heart that was always ready and active (“without ceasing”) to approach God with any matter.  But what about those other…