Author name: Paul Hamilton

“…the king of Assyria shall lead away the Egyptians prisoners… naked and barefoot…” — Isaiah 20:4 “Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.” — Hosea 2:6 God allowed Egypt — the very thing Israel trusted in — to be stripped, humiliated, […]

“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place.” — Proverbs 24:15 “And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.” — Isaiah 32:18 There is a contrast in these verses: the attack of the wicked and the

“And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.” — Galatians 2:13 “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine…” — Ephesians 4:14 There is a dangerous weakness in the Christian life — not open

“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” — Proverbs 20:15 “That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Solomon

“I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.” — Psalm 69:8 “And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” — Matthew 10:36 One of the painful realities of following God is that spiritual devotion can create distance with those who do not share the same

Many people come to church asking, “What can this church do for me?” But the question the Lord asks is different: “What are you doing for My church?” The church is not a place we merely use for spiritual comfort, but a body we are called to build, strengthen, and serve. God never intended believers

“The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.” — John 12:19 “He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.” — Isaiah 27:6 When the Lord Jesus entered

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.” — Numbers 17:10 “My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire,

“And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown.” — Numbers 16:2 “They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.” — Psalm 106:16 In Numbers 16, Korah and 250 leaders

“And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.” — John 9:39 “For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers