Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. James 5:16 WEB Chapter five of James’ epistle begins with a warning to the rich who oppress the poor. Continuing, James then encourages the...
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. Romans 3:21 NIV Chapter three of Paul’s letter to the Romans details the faithfulness and righteousness of God. As the Lord entrusted his word to the Jewish people, Paul taught that...
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15 WEB In the third chapter of Paul’s second evangelical epistle to Timothy, Paul describes the characteristics of humanity in the last days. He wrote...
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 WEB Chapter twelve of Paul’s letter to the Hebrews begins with the reasoning behind holding...
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. John 1:6 WEB John the Apostle begins his gospel introducing two men. First, John presents Christ as the Word of God and the agent of creation, present with God in the beginning. As we read in John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the...
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9 KJV It is clear from this verse that the Lord does not hide his love for his people. This scripture says that God reveals his love to us. The Son...
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 WEB In this scripture, Paul encourages the Corinthians to give themselves fully to the work of the Lord. He reminds his...
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” Luke 12:15 – WEB In our modern lives, materialism and consumerism are central themes. But the Lord warns us to beware of covetousness. Locked in a...
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 KJV In this scripture, Jesus comforts his followers. The disciples found it troubling when the Lord explained that he was going back to...
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. Colossians 1:17 WEB Praise God and praise Jesus Christ who was and is and will always be. God, for a time, walked among people. The Lord knows the suffering of mankind. Jesus experienced humanity for himself and died on the cross to...
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 WEB Jesus spoke the words “God is Spirit” to a Samaritan woman he met at Jacob’s well in Sychar. When Christ first encountered her, the Lord asked the Samaritan woman for a drink from the water she drew from the...
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11 WEB Chapter eight of Luke’s gospel includes Jesus’ Parable of the Sower. Luke begins the chapter describing the Lord’s traveling and spreading the good news of God’s kingdom. Further, Luke reveals the devotion of several...
