update on Dwight—They did an MRI of his back and found that he has abscesses and infections in his back muscles and spine. The doctor said that he had never seen anything like this. Dwight may be transferred to a
Christ Is With Us Always
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18. For forty
The Redeemer Comforted After Enduring the Test
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. Matthew 4:11. After the foe had departed, Jesus fell exhausted to the earth. He had endured the test, but He now was fainting on the field of
Christ Met Temptation With Scripture
It is written, “One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4, NRSV. Though he [Satan] appears as an angel of light, these first words betray his character: “If
Jesus Receives and Defends Repentant Souls
And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Zechariah 3:2. Satan claims a right to have those
When God Calls, How Do We Respond?
So he … found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him … and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 1 Kings 19:19. When Elijah saw Elisha in the
When Sorely Tempted, Look to Jesus
And he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 1 Kings 19:4. In all our afflictions, Jesus was afflicted. The