Author Archives: stevemidkiff

The maligning masses can sap our strength But they drive us into the arms of Him Who alone is our only comfort and strength When stuffs falling apart We get alone with God He went up on a mountainside by … Continue reading →

“Be of good courage, He will strengthen our heart, all you who hope in the Lord. PSALM 31:24” “For a concert violinist, strength is four finely tuned strings; the absence of a string would put most violinists in a position … Continue reading →

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. Revelation 22:13 God’s oversees all time— The past, present and the future— is a merism, an allusive paradox He’s using a few words … Continue reading →

“God is working out His eternal purpose, in spite of human resistance and in the face of satanic opposition, but miraculously by means of them.” A.W. Pink Our God has a method in providence Our Lord can succeed our endeavours … Continue reading →

One by one God took them from me All the things I valued most; Until I was empty-handed, Every glittering toy was lost. As I walked along earth’s highways, Grieving, in my rags and poverty. Then I heard His voice … Continue reading →

Over the years I’ve read it over and over. One time a friend of mine and I read it together all the way through out loud. It was 1974. We were in the San Francisco Bay Area. We were both … Continue reading →

As I drove home after our study in 2 Samuel I mused on the phrase A FAMILIARIZED SONG 2 Samuel 1:18 Also David bade them teach the children of Judahthe use of the bow: behold, it is written in the … Continue reading →

Ive had a variety of gym memberships over the years. I don’t go to the gym anymore though. It’s hard to get my body back out. Or maybe it’s, I don’t fit in. I’m prone to injuries. I’m not going … Continue reading →

What is our most effective comfort How do we act when the details of life are all devastatingly cockeyed and crazy making God’s Word is our source God’s Word is life to us. His voice gives comfort in our affliction, … Continue reading →

When we’re overwhelmed in life’s problems We call out to God And He provides our rescue Psalm 107:13 We have to be sure that we don’t refuse Him who speaks Heb. 12:25 For God does speak– now one way, now … Continue reading →