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Beginning of Series Why did the twelve apostles in Jerusalem rejoice that they had been “counted worthy And in the midst of his suffering, Job didn’t have a clue what was going on. George Müller did. Matthew 13:58 He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did

The house that survived did so, not because it suffered less, but because, right from the beginning, that you may become blameless and pure  . . . in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did He who could have had ten thousand angels serving him was so overworked that he sometimes didn’t have Why did Paul and Barnabas return to the disciples in Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, exhorting them that

During all those empty hours, did he never find time to pray that he be released earlier than he was? (Lexham English Bible) The apostle, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, did not say pray and it Did Paul sulk or get angry or resentful? If anyone inspires us to believe in the power of prayer, it is the one whose own prayers did not save He had the humility to realize he did not know whether he could persuade God to relent . 2 Samuel 12:

Hebrews 9:25-28  Nor did he  [Jesus]  enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high

I’m so glad he didn’t give up. Even more surprisingly, Jesus and I asked the older alter to come as well, and she did, though she was The Father called her to come close, and when she did, he knelt down in front of her and put his arms I’m not angry with you   You didn’t want me to hurt?   Jesus would not only willingly swap places with you, he did precisely that when he, the totally innocent

You not only preached ‘turn the other cheek,’ you did it, and through that affliction you achieved things Was it enough just to believe that you could do whatever I was praying for, or did I need to believe Only then did I re-examine the biblical context and discovered that the spiritual benefits of hard times Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets. 1 Peter

You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her  (45)  You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing  (46)  You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. If none make it, the result is the same for the one who tried hard, as for the one who didn’t bother. Paul did not want any righteousness that could be called his own.  

You not only preached ‘turn the other cheek,’ you  did  it, and through that affliction you achieved Was it enough just to believe that you  could  do whatever I was praying for, or did I need to believe Only then did I re-examine the biblical context and discovered that the spiritual benefits of hard times Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets. 1 Peter

Evil did to Christ what it would have done to you.

that not only this, but much of the following, will initially stagger belief or bounce off as if it did He, like many others who engage in quite different forms of degradation and self-inflicted pain, did What he did is largely irrelevant.” In the Bible, those who cut themselves were pagans who did not understand the heart of God. I don’t excuse what they did, nor pretend that what they did was even slightly defensible, but nevertheless

have a fear of flying, remember that travel was so much more dangerous in Paul’s time that not only did Divine protection might have kept him alive but it did not prevent harrowing experiences. Don’t imagine you have failed if you find life as hard as our Lord did. (King James Version) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and

when the Lord your God brings you into the land . . . to give you, great and goodly cities, which you didn ’t build, and houses full of all good things, which you didn’t fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you didn’t plant, and you shall eat and be full; then beware He did not descend into an orgy of self-indulgence. He spent not a cent of the money on himself.