I have thought for years that Psalm 23 is perhaps the most "sublime" Poem of them all, of the 150 in the Psalter. Of course the "balance" of Psalm 2 can never be surpassed. Or the "motivation" of Psalm 1. Or the "praise" of Psalm 150. Or the … [Continue reading]
LESSONS ON PRAYER, DAVID, GOOD NEWS!
I saw one Book on Prayer that called David's "magnum opus" (Psalm 51) ... the "Gospel" in the Old Testament! I suspect we have more of David's prayers recorded in the Bible than any other person. A whole "collection" of them, really. For example, … [Continue reading]
LESSONS ON PRAYER, SAMUEL, INTERCESSION
Yes, Samuel! I've never considered him to be among the more illustrious characters of the Bible. Yet he made one of the most truthful, incisive, statements about prayer ever uttered! But first I remembered this about Samuel. He was conceived, … [Continue reading]
LESSONS ON PRAYER, JABEZ, REVERSAL
His name was Jabez. We know little of him in the Old Testament. In fact, had he not been a man of prayer, we likely would have never even heard of him at all. His background, reading "between the lines," must have been like that of the … [Continue reading]
LESSONS ON PRAYER, GIDEON, BOLDNESS!
GIDEON, MAN OF PRAYER? AND A BOLD INTERCESSOR AT THAT? That does sound strange, using the noun "boldness" in reference to Gideon! In fact, he is usually characterized as "cowardly." But note the following facts about the man: He … [Continue reading]
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