http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/Daily meditations and devotions; thoughts on poetry, highlighting the Psalms, quotes from famous poets, facts on the Holy Bible, Langston Hughes poetry corner. My source is the New American Standard Bible, The Lockman Foundationhourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634683Meditation: Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, come with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be ever more glorious? If the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634643The Number Five Five is four plus one (4+1). We have had hitherto the three persons of the Godhead, and their manifestation in creation. Now we have a further revelation of a People called out from mankind, redeemed and saved, to walk with God from earth to heaven. Hence, Redemption follows...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634605Meditation: To him who can keep you from falling and bring you safe to his glorious presence, innocent and joyful, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, mystery, authority and power, before all ages, now and forever. Amen. Jude 1: 24, 25 (TJB 1966) The eternal God...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634556MEDITATION: Light is spread like seed for those who are right and good, and joy for the pure in heart. Be glad in the Lord, you who are right and good. Give thanks to His holy name. Psalm 97: 11, 12 ________________________________________________ DEVOTION: JOY You have filled my heart with more...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634537Gematria This is too large a subject to enter on here, but it is most significant that we get the number four in its concentrated form in connection with q#&em@ed@a, DAMASCUS, which is the oldest city in the world. The number of its name is 444: thus— d = 4 444 m = 40 # = 300 q = 100 The name...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634471Meditation: [Paul’s sermon on Mars Hill (excerpt)] God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Acts 17: 24 (Geneva Bible 1599) Parallel Verses: For in him we live, and move, and have our being, as also...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634439Meditation: There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banished fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life-fear of death, fear of judgment – is one not yet fully formed in love. 1 John 4: 18 (TM) ______________________________________________ Devotion: Love We love, because He first...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634424Fours of Persons The four of the Book of Job:— Eliphaz Bildad Zophar (friends) Elihu (mediator) The children of Lamech:— Jubal Jabal Tubal-Cain (sons) Naamah (daughters) The four bound with brass:— Samson (Judges 16:21) [not liberated] Jehoiachim (2Chronicles 36:6) [not liberated] Zedekiah (2...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634366Meditation: But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, not life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created things, will be able to...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/SAM4444/634318MEDITATION: Thy statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. Psalm 119: 54 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with trumpets. 1 Chronicles 13: 8...