1 Corinthians 13:11-13 “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” In previous verses, Paul has spoken about things that we have here “in part.” God, in His wisdom, has shown to us a measure of who He is. In the flesh, we are not able to fully grasp His judgment, mercy, grace, and love. He gives us faith sufficient to have great hope in Him for our salvation. As natural children, we had to learn to speak. Those of us who have been blessed to spend time around little ones can call to mind things they have said that still brings a smile to our face. There is a joy in hearing little ones learn to speak and a sweet innocence in the way they express things. Their co...
Psalm 125:1-2 "They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. (2) As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever." I urge each of us to read these verses and let the truth of them sink deep inside us. When you read the concluding verses of this Psalm, you can see that if we turn away from the Lord, we open ourselves to the wiles of Satan and the consequences of such actions. But in these verses, God is promising us security and safety. He is promising His holy and divine presence with us as we go through life. God is leading us to the place where our absolute confidence is in Him. We are to lean heavily upon Him in all our ways whether it be making decisions in life or whatever the situation. Our only stability is found in the Lord. Jesus Christ is the Rock of all ages. He is the only One who can satisfy the hunger inside us. We may go from place ...