"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

The Cities of Refuge part IV: Bezer by D.G. Miles McKee   Again, just to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, Israel, by the command of the Lord, established 6 cities as cities of refuge.  Any person guilty of manslaughter could flee to anyone of these places and find a refuge and a place of safety (Numbers 35:11; Joshua 20:7-8). The names of these cities tell us a great deal about Jesus.  To date we have covered three of them, Kedesh, Shechem and Hebron.  Today we encounter the fourth, a city named …  Bezer. So, let’s ask, does the name Bezer tell us anything about Jesus?  Well, yes it does.  Bezer literally means " Stronghold ," or  Rock .  Jesus is our stronghold, the rock on which we stand.  We may be surrounded by danger, but in Jesus we find safety.  Indeed, the Scriptures tell us that though an army encamp against us we need not fear (see Psalm 27:3). And, what an awful force encamps against the believer! ...

"And His name, through faith in His name, hath made this man strong." -Acts 3:16 [KJV] My soul, begin this month as the Lord in mercy hath enabled thee to begin some that are past, in taking the name of Jesus for thy theme. Let His name be as ointment poured forth, whose fragrancy shall make thee strong, as it made the poor man whole. And as the Lord hath opened a new month to thee in grace, do thou take up His name, through faith in His name, in praise and prayer. And see to it, my soul, that through the month, and indeed the whole of life, improve His name in every case, in every want, in every need. Depend upon it, His name will answer all.     Whatever thy necessities are, in Jesus's name there is a supply for all. Art thou poor, He is rich: sick, He is thy health; weak, He is strong; sinful, He is the Lord thy righteousness. Every thing, and in every way, upon all accounts, and upon all occasions—His name, through faith in His name, is the universal cha...