An All-Purpose, All-Powerful Defense

"The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." [Prov 18:10] A tower is a building “raised to a considerable elevation…a [fortified place…strong hold; a place of defense or security]…” [Webster] The LORD’s name “is a strong tower.” To be strong means in this sense, “well fortified; …

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The Steady, Unending Intercession of The Messiah

"But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun." [Ex 17:12] There are many figures in the Scriptures which picture Jesus for us, who show us prefigures and shadows of Him; …

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The Healing Power of God’s Word

"He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." [Psa 107:20] In Luke, the angel Gabriel tells Mary an encouraging truth, reminding her, and us, of an eternal consolation. He says, using a literal interpretation, “for no spoken word of God shall be impossible.” [Lk 1:37] There is not one word …

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