Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div As I have lately been studying, meditating, and teaching on spiritual comfort, questions regarding the reasons for trials and troubles (whether big or small) have repeatedly surfaced. As I have searched out answers, one question has occupied my thoughts more than others: How much does our sinful pride necessitate trials and troubles in … Continue reading THE NECESSITY OF TRIALS
Month: November 2017
TESTING THROUGH FAITH
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:" (2 Corinthians 1:8). "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is … Continue reading TESTING THROUGH FAITH
WAITING ON GOD’S TIMING
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush...saying...I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to … Continue reading WAITING ON GOD’S TIMING
BE SURE OF HIS PROMISES
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: … Continue reading BE SURE OF HIS PROMISES
LETTING GOD TAKE CARE
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;" (Ephesians 6:18). https://youtu.be/ijytLs96yig One good counsel will suffice just now. Stop praying so much for yourself; begin to ask unselfish things, and see if God won't give you faith. See how much easier it … Continue reading LETTING GOD TAKE CARE
GOD IS LOOKING DOWN
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (2 Chronicles 16:9). God is looking for a man, or woman, whose heart will be always set on Him, and who will trust … Continue reading GOD IS LOOKING DOWN
IN GOD, YOU ARE NOT OUT OF TROUBLE
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest" (Jeremiah 45:5). A promise given for hard places, and a promise of … Continue reading IN GOD, YOU ARE NOT OUT OF TROUBLE
EARTH’S BROKEN THINGS
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as … Continue reading EARTH’S BROKEN THINGS
DELAY IS NOT A DENIAL OF GOD
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3 "It May Be Delayed, But It Shall Not Be Denied,." The Bible is filled with … Continue reading DELAY IS NOT A DENIAL OF GOD
WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?
Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion" (Psalm 134:1, 3). Strange time for adoration, you say, to stand in God's house by night, to worship in the depth of sorrow --it … Continue reading WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?
