John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 2
[W]isdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor, such as no king…before (II Chron. 1:12)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 2
David told the leaders of the Levites…to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals. (I Chronicles 15:16)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 2
We put a lion in a cage to defend it. Open the cage door. He’ll defend himself. Open the Bible. It will defend itself.
—Charles Spurgeon
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
Elijah…to Elisha,”Stay…the LORD has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said,”As surely as the LORD lives…I will not leave you.” (II Kings 2:2)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. (I Kings 8:14)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. (II Samuel 12:16)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.” (I Samuel 3:4)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
[W]here you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. (Ruth 1:16)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” (Judges 6:12)
John B. Phillips @JohnBPhillips Apr 1
As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. (Joshua 1:5)