Author name: Paul Hamilton

“The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.” — Psalm 121:5 “…how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!” — Matthew 23:37 1. God Stands Between You and the Heat (Psalm 121:5). The psalmist […]

“Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” — Hebrews 12:4 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful…” — 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Christian life is a battle, but not one we fight alone. Hebrews 12:4 reminds us that our struggle against sin,

“…Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph… and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.” — Ezekiel 37:19 “For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition

“For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown.” — Ezekiel 36:9 “Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD…” — Hosea 10:12 Both passages describe the same divine process: God must

“Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.” — Ephesians 3:7 “Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?”

“The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell…” — Ezekiel 32:21 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments… And he cried…” — Luke 16:23-24 Both passages open a terrifying window into the reality of life after death and hell for the unprepared soul. In

“…Christ is all, and in all.” — Colossians 3:11 “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” — Romans 8:10 The Christian life is not built on what we can do for God, but on what Christ is in us and what

“Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.” — Psalm 119:57 “The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.” — Lamentations 3:24 Both David and Jeremiah declare the same unchanging truth in two very different seasons of life: God Himself is the

“Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.” — Psalm 119:36 “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” — Luke 12:15 Covetousness is a silent killer of spiritual life. It shifts the heart from Christ to things, from trusting

“Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.” — Psalm 119:29 “Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.” — Proverbs 30:8 “Remove It From Me, Lord!” Both passages reveal a powerful truth: God not only forgives sin—He