Day: July 11, 2019

The Trap of Discouragement

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The circumstances that trigger despair may be unavoidable, but how we respond is a choice The Trap of Discouragement Habakkuk 1:22 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!Do you ever feel stuck in discouragement? If so, you are not alone. At some point, everyone experiences dashed hopes. Disappointment—an emotional response to a failed expectation—is the normal initial reaction. But allowed to linger, it can turn into discouragement, which hovers like a dense cloud. When that’s the case, there is no sense of joy …

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“The LORD knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished” (2 Peter 2:9).

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The godly are tempted and tried. That is not true faith which is never put to the test. But the godly are delivered out of their trials, and that not by chance, nor by secondary agencies, but by the LORD Himself. He personally undertakes the office of delivering those who trust Him. God loves the godly or godlike, and He makes a point of knowing where they are and how they fare. Sometimes their way seems to be a labyrinth, and they cannot imagine how they are to escape from threatening danger. What they do not know, their LORD knows. …

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The Truth about Jerusalem’s City of David – The Lies about Silwan

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July 10, 2019 Nachshon Zenton, one of the directors of the street excavation, holds a catapult ball that apparently was used in battle during the Great Revolt. (Shai Halawi, Antiquities Authority) Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation No. 624     July 2019 The ancient Pilgrimage Road in the City […]