June 1, 2009

1 Samuel 1:1-18

Hannah's situation looked hopeless. She was heartbroken because "the Lord had closed her womb." This alone was a source of great disgrace for a Hebrew woman. But Hannah suffered even more because of the deliberate provocation by her husband's other wife, who was blessed with children.
Holding onto hope can be difficult when circumstances are miserable and show no signs of improving. For believers, this can be even more discouraging,...

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It's interesting to look through the pages of Scripture and note how God came to various people in the way they needed Him to come.

To Abraham the pilgrim, God came as a traveler. Remember those three visitors who came to his tent before the judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah? One of them was the Lord himself.

To Joshua the general, Jesus came as the Commander of the Lord's army, telling him to take off his sandals because he was standing on holy ground.

Jacob,...

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A Daily Word from Pastor Graham

May 29, 2009
And the Lord was with Joseph and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.

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May 28
Examine Yourself!

2 Corinthians 13:5--"Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test?"

Sometimes church members have serious doubts regarding the certainty of their salvation. Paul advises such people to "test" and "examine" themselves to see if they are truly "in the faith." What traits should...

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"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee." — Psalm 55:22


Care, even though exercised upon legitimate objects, if carried to excess, has in it the nature of sin. The precept to avoid anxious care is earnestly inculcated by our Saviour, again and again; it is reiterated by the apostles; and it is one which cannot be neglected without involving transgression: for the very essence of anxious care is the imagining that we are wiser than God, and the thrusting...

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