“Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, ‘Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son’” (Gen. 37:35). Death is oppressive. We weren’t created to experience death, nor the...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is: Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, ‘Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son’” (Genesis 37:35). Death is oppressive. We weren’t created to...
“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty” (Job 6:14). We weren’t created to suffer. Yet there are many ways to suffer in this world. We can suffer loss of something we had, deprivation of...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is: “For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty” (Job 6:14). We weren’t created to suffer, yet there are many ways to suffer in this world. We can suffer loss...
“Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets” (Ps. 55:11) David likely wrote Psalm 55 in reference to his friend and counselor Ahithophel, who betrayed him in his greatest need, “for it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is: “Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets” (Ps. 55:11) David likely wrote Psalm 55 in reference to his friend and counselor Ahithophel, who betrayed him in his greatest need. The very next...
“Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and our oppression?” (Ps. 44:24) In terms of deeds, Elijah is the greatest prophet that ever lived. Yet, due to the culture and government’s oppression towards faithful people, Elijah was so weighed down and anxious...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is: “Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and our oppression?” (Psalm 44:24) In terms of deeds, Elijah is the greatest prophet that ever lived. Yet, he lived in one of the most oppressive times imaginable. Due to the...
“For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart” (Eccl. 7:7). Have you been feeling oppressed in your daily walk? What is oppression? It is “the feeling of being heavily burdened [crushed], mentally, [emotionally, spiritually], or physically...
The Berean Lamp Memory Verse for this week is: “For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart” (Ecclesiastes 7:7). Do you feel oppressed? If you are a Believer, you will face oppression in this life, for the Church is always under oppression from within and...
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