Posts by Brandon Starnes
Rejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Worthy (Christmas 2023)
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” Isaiah 9:6.Sixteen years ago, my husband and I were eagerly awaiting the birth of our firstborn,…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – A Faithful Harvest (December 2023)
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” Gen. 8:22. Isn’t it an interesting thought that the seasons that bring so much change and variety to our life and experiences on earth are at the same time a reminder and representation…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – God’s Faithfulness in Old Age
God has especially promised to be with us in old age. “Hearken unto me … which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you” (Isa.…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – God’s Faithfulness to Adults
Adulthood brings many challenges to life. God is faithful in the midst of all of those challenges to guide, direct, sustain, and provide. God’s provisions for the nation of Israel are a testimony of God’s faithfulness to every adult. Psalms 105 and 106 are historical psalms that are addressed to the seed of Abraham (105:6).…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – God’s Faithfulness in Youth
God is faithful at our birth; he is faithful in our childhood, and he remains faithful throughout our youth. Solomon concluded his inquiry into the meaning of life by saying, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth” (Ecc. 12:1). He continued stating that the remembrance should be before the evil days come,…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – God’s Faithfulness in Childhood
God is not only faithful from the beginning, but he is faithful throughout the years. Take the example of Timothy (2Tim. 1:5). Timothy’s faith was an outflow of his grandmother’s faith, who “passed it along” to his mother, who, in turn, “passed it along” to Timothy. To be sure, each person needed to exercise personal…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – God’s Faithfulness at Birth
The fact that God is faithful means that he can be trusted. Mankind can trust God all the way from birth to the hearse. We can trust God in life and in death. In one sense, we are all born trusting in God’s provisions. Birth itself is a miracle from God. None of us would…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – A Fruitful Harvest (November 2023)
I recently uncovered a textbook from my Bible College Days titled Bible Manners and Customs. I don’t remember being overly fond of the laborious details in that book! But there was a purpose for its study. It brought to light the differences between the world and times of Bible peoples and our modern-day cultures. As one…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Fowls of the Air (October 2023)
There are many Bible characters that had struggles with worry or anxiety: *Martha (Luke 10:41) “thou art careful and troubled about many things” Martha was burdened by service and ministry. She allowed the cares of life to come between her and the Savior. *Moses (Ex. 3:11) “Who am I…” Moses suffered from fear of his…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Grass of the Field (September 2023)
My front yard in the month of August is usually a desert of brown- dry, crunchy, brown grass. Our lives are like that grass of the field.“As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth” Psa. 103:15. And yet God shows generous favor… “He shall come down…
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