By Aude McKee When we speak of the devotion of David, we have reference to his attitude toward God. Devotion (devoutness) is an internal quality that motivates and regulates external conduct. Nothing that is said here should be taken to mean that we should feel less concern for external compliance with God’s Word, but we do …
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Purity of Joseph
By Donnie V. Rader The life of Joseph sets many beautiful examples for the people of God to follow. This is obvious from the fact that the story of his life occupies so much space in the book of Genesis. Joseph was a man who overcame. He did not forget God while facing temptation or unpleasant …
The Faith of Abraham
By Earl E. Robertson About two thousand years after the creation of the world Abraham was born in “Ur of the Chaldees” (Gen. 11:28; 15:7; Acts 7:2-4). It seems that he lived here about seventy years, after which he lived in Haran – “then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in …
The Patience Of Job
By Harold Fite If a man ever had it made, it was Job! God had blessed him with seven sons and three daughters, seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household. “He was the greatest of all the children of the east.” Then boom! …