But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13. To the afflicted ones I would say, be of good comfort
A Late Awakening
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. Ecclesiastes
Greatness in Humiliation
When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me. Micah 7:8, 9.
A Contradictory Report
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel. Numbers 13:32. The Lord commanded Moses to send men to search the land of Canaan, which He would give unto the
Complaining Again
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. Exodus 16:2. Many look back to the Israelites, and marvel at their unbelief and murmuring, feeling that they themselves would not have been
A Bitter Price
He found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrews 12:17. No sooner had Jacob left his father’s tent than Esau entered. Though he had sold his birthright, and confirmed the transfer by a solemn oath,