Open Doors And Closed Doors

“The Lord appeared to Isaac and said,’Do not go down to Egypt, settle in the land that I shall show you” (Genesis 26:2). Sometimes, God says, “No” – “This is not the way you are to go.” Sometimes, He says, “Yes” – “This is the way you are to go.” The Lord “opens and no …

‘O Lord, listen to my prayer. Open your ears to hear my urgent requests. Answer me because you are faithful and righteous’ (Psalm 143:1).

The Psalmist doesn't say, 'Answer me because I am faithful and righteous.' He prays, "O Lord ... Answer me because you are faithful and righteous." God is faithful. We fail him. He never fails us. When we let him down, he lifts us up.

Darkness is my closest friend?

"Darkness is my closest friend" (Psalm 88:18). "What a dismal outlook on life!", we say. When such negativity threatens to overwhelm us, what are we to do? Are we to believe what our dark feelings are telling us? or Are we to say, "No! This is the lie of the devil. This thought has come …

In the place of testing, we need the Word of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:1-9:21 The 'wilderness' was a place of 'testing'. God was 'disciplining' His people. He was teaching them to 'walk in His ways' (2,5-6). In the 'wilderness', we must remember this: 'man does not live by bread alone... man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord' (3). Everything that proceeds …