by Pastor Rhode | Apr 13, 2015 | Devotions
“I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to Your steadfast love! Let them know that this is Your hand; You, O LORD, have done it! Let them curse, but You will bless! They arise...
by Pastor Rhode | Apr 1, 2015 | Devotions
“What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 31, 2015 | Devotions
“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” Proverbs 29:15 Devotional Thought For The Day There are a number of principles, realities, in this proverb which grate terribly upon our sinful nature. First, the...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 30, 2015 | Devotions
“He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 24, 2015 | Devotions
“If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.” Proverbs 29:14 Devotional Thought For The Day One commentator sums up the compulsion of this proverb succinctly: “The duty of magistrates is to judge faithfully between...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 23, 2015 | Devotions
“May his days be few; may another take his office! May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the...