John 17:17
“Be angry, but sin not.”Ephesians 4:26 First of all, I am not a licensed counselor. However, I come from a family with both bipolar and clinical depression, so I would be glad to share with you what I have learned and experienced. Almost all depression is a result of unresolved…
“Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4c A shepherd’s rod and staff had four purposes: protection, guidance, discipline, and giving love. With the rod the shepherd could beat off a predator and with the staff he could pull a lamb back away from a steep precipice. He used…
When our emotions are raging or weeping or ecstatic we are to humble ourselves before God. That humbling is putting our emotions in the correct perspective. “Therefore humble yourselves, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him,…
The churches of Revelation: Church of Pergamum: “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have…
On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses in hearing of the people…” Nehemiah 13:1 The people were back from captivity. They had rebuilt the temple. The walls were strong again, and they read the book of Moses to remember the covenant that God had made with…
“”But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,For You have been my stronghold.” Psalm 59:16 Psalm 59 is a cry of deliverance from David as his enemies surrounded him and he was in danger of death. Due to…