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At the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt gave his first Inauguration speech, in which he included the famous line, “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” Roosevelt continued the address by pointing to the commitment of U.S. citizens to one another, the shared history of overcoming tough challenges, and the need for disciplined work by the country’s financial institutions. The end of fear would come through a joint effort.
Today we use the term prophet to describe someone who speaks bluntly and with forthrightness. The Bible uses the term prophet in a more specialized sense. Biblical prophets spoke for God under the control of the Holy Spirit.
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”—Psalm 119:105 Students of Scripture know that God speaks to us through His Word to direct our lives and draw us closer to Him. We invited Moody Radio hosts to share a Bible passage and why it holds special meaning for them.
The solar eclipse last August was the first to be visible across the entire contiguous United States since 1918. And this was the first solar eclipse in the age of social media, with viewers using their smartphones to capture and share the spectacle. Eclipse glasses sold out in some areas, so people created viewers from cardboard boxes.
