Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it. And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.’ ” And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. – Jeremiah 28:10-11 What is meekness? We know that it’s important and that God prizes it. We know …
Author: Paul Henebury
With God all things are possible. -Matt. 19:26 We believe in a God who is so good that He is the very measure of what “Good” is. “Good” is not a standard to which God attains. Indeed, to have that idea of God is to have a false God. The goodness of God reaches down to us. His goodness embraces us, even when we think He is distant. In the context of these words of Christ the goodness of God …
Part Nine In this final part I want to gather things together and summarize what has gone before. In the latter half of the full piece I interact with some other views. I shall not concern myself with running over that ground here. I shall only outline the major pillars of my position on the New Covenant: Jeremiah 31 is not to be thought about as definitive of the New Covenant. There are many other passages which, although they don’t …
I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.” – Psalm 40: 1-2. It is so hard to wait on the Lord. Especially when one is in trouble or hurting and there just isn’t anyone else who can help. Truthfully, that is not a bad place to be …
When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? – Job 34:29a It has always been easy to neglect personal communion with God. The matters which lie right in front of us call for our time and attention, and if there are any of those two things left at the end of the day, well, we’re tired and we want to “turn off.” God gets the scraps of our time. But our relationship with our Father in heaven cannot be …
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. – Phil. 4:6-7 It is easy to worry. There is always something that we can think about that will be guaranteed to perturb our souls. The Apostle Paul knew something about that. His imagination could have envisioned the next round of …
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. – Psalm 71:16 Psalm 71 is all about trusting the Lord, and seeing that in Him we have a strong foundation for our lives. Even amid peril and distress there is a reason for hope. Many of the psalms are heartfelt cries to God for help; sometimes for safety from ones enemies, sometimes for encouragement, and at other times for …
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus… – Hebrews 6:19-20a The “hope” of which the inspired writer speaks is the sure hope of someone to whom God has pledged eternal salvation and peace. That is you if you are trusting in the shed blood of Jesus Christ to save you from your sins. This pledge or “oath” to you is …
For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. – Hebrews 6:13-15 When the God of the universe makes a promise to someone to do something, that promise is as sure as anything can be. It is as sure as God’s unimpeachable character and unstoppable power. …
Because of the present concerns over the coronavirus and the precautions that must be taken over it, I thought that one thing I could do was post some encouraging meditations for my readers. I’ll try to write two or three of these a week. This first one is a revision of something I wrote previously. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your …
