...better than my fathers," (I Kings 19: 1-4) Overwhelmed by life, Elijah desired to die. Like many saints, "...our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on...side; without were fightings, within were fears". (II Corinthians 7:5) Had he forgotten that the Lord gave him victory over the prophets of Baal? Isn't...

...not try to hide his feelings under a cloak of hypocrisy. Even when he reached Macedonia he confesses "our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears."(2 Corinthians 7:5) On the other hand, he did not flagellate himself about the lost opportunity....

...persecuted everywhere he went: "When we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest [anesis] , but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears" (2 Cor. 7:5). This admission, incidentally, gives us an interesting glimpse into Paul's own heart....

...26:3) Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28) Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; (II Corinthians 7:6) STUBBORNNESS But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and...

...my glorying of you: 1 am filled with comfort, 1 am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. 5 For, ow, let them lake care of iliem, that the church is...upkeep, and so see to the needs of true widows. 1 7 Le 6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;...

...and rejoice greatly in you. I am filled with comfort, my joy exceeding in all our tribulations. 5 For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear. 6 Nevertheless he that comforteth the abject, comforted us at...

...(on the outside) and we war within. Paul described his own experience, "For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears" (2 Corinthians 7:5). That has always been true for people...

...time Paul sets before us by the word irapaKaK*tv the healing power of God, as when he says, " God, Who comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus ' "; and at another lime he uses this word in its other meaning, when he says, writing to the Corinthians,...