But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter. 1 Peter 4:16 WEB Christian life is not without suffering. We have an enemy that will try and break our spirit and drive us away from the Lord. Just as Satan attacked Job in the Old...
“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass? Isaiah 51:12 WEB When we face opposition and adversity from the people of the world, it can sometimes feel overwhelming. In life, we all have traumas. At...
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Psalm 52:8 KJV This is a Psalm of David written in nine versus. The first seven are about Doeg, a wicked servant of Saul the king. David was fleeing Saul because the king wanted to kill him. As he...
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us 1 John 5:14 KJV Chapter five is the last chapter of the First Book of John. In it, the author displays the quality of love as characteristic of those who live in Christ. John shares the...
No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:37 WEB Isn’t it great to know that we have victory in Jesus Christ? This scripture says that we are more than conquerors. A conqueror has a temporary victory. Eventually conquering empires fall, but the...
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 NIV To have friends, we have to show ourselves as friendly. Give and take relationships that promise, “if you scratch my back, then I will scratch yours,” can be unreliable....
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2 NIV This is a passionate statement from the psalmist. In it, we can feel the strong desire for the writer’s connection with the Lord. It is not clear who wrote this Psalm, but it...
