Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. (Psalms 126:5 NASB 1995) Our tears are like seeds we plant that will lead to joyful shouting. The commentator Matthew Henry said, “Weeping should never stop our sowing; when we suffer ill, we must continue to do good.” The tears we sow might be for a […]
Monthly Archives: September 2022
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Cletus Hull Serving as a pastor with a church in Pennsylvania, someone once called me with a personal concern. As the conversation ended, I asked if I could pray with him. Sounding surprised, he asked, “Can we do that over the phone?” Praying over the phone was new for him. Maybe it doesn’t sound strange […]
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For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:8 NASB 1995) Just as there are two types of sowing, there are two kinds of reaping. One sort of sowing leads to death, […]
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For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. (1 Samuel 1:27 ESV) Hannah, the mother of Samuel, the Prophet of God, never gave up a desire for a child. Is your desire part of God’s plan for your life? When my wife and I were […]
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“You shall have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3 ESV) Much has been said recently about the canceling of student loan debt. Many feel that it is unfair for one group of people to pay the debt for another. Yet, I believe there is a more profound underlying factor here: the idolizing of higher […]