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THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.  Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.  But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ?  Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.  The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.  It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.  It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.  Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding ?" (Job 28:1, 2, 12-16, 20).   In this 28th chapter of the book of the Bible that is named for him, Job is merely vocalizing something which men have wondered about since the beginning of their history on earth.  "Where shall wisdom be found?"  If metals, both precious and common, can be found in secret veins that run t...
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WHEN JESUS SAW THEIR FAITH...

After John the Baptist was arrested and cast into prison by King Herod, Jesus left His childhood home of Nazareth and went into Galilee to the city of Capernaum to live.   From there, He traveled throughout Galilee preaching the Gospel in their synagogues and working miracles.   Afterwards, the Lord returned to Capernaum.   Word spread quickly that He was there, and soon, the house was filled with people who wanted to see and hear Him.   It was so crowded that folks were spilling out of the doorways. (Mark 2:1, 2).   At some point, four men arrived who were carrying another man on some sort of couch or bed.   When they had surveyed the situation, they assessed that the only way they were going to be able to bring their friend before Jesus would be to break up a section of the roof and lower him down before the Lord.   I can only imagine the stir it must   have caused inside the house as the people watched the ceiling opening up above them and ...
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GIRD UP YOUR LOINS

"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." (1 Peter 1:13-16 RSV).   "Girding up one's loins" is not an expression that we are very familiar with in the 21st century, but it was a very common phrase in Bible times, and everyone back then knew exactly what was meant by it.   When Peter penned his first general letter to the churches of his time, he was inspired to use this particular phrase to communicate the specific imagery that the people of the time would understand and relate to.     In Bible times the men and women wore long tunics or robes which varied in length.   The women usually wore a longer tunic that rea...
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