The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 KJV In the early church there were scoffers that believed it had been too long of a wait for the...
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6 KJV Isaiah was one of God’s great prophets. He was sent to the people of Israel to speak for the Lord. His prophecies...
This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 KJV In this letter to the Galatians, Paul instructs Christians to walk in the Spirit of God and not the lust of the flesh. He is warning them against wasting their freedom in Christ by pleasing the...
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness. Micah 7:18 WEB We are fortunate to serve a loving God. As this scripture says, “he delights in loving...
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance. Ephesians 5:2 WEB Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is full of instructions on how to live a Christian life and walk in love. Forsaking worldly things, Paul...
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness, which is from God by faith, Philippians 3:9 WEB Paul had been a Pharisee. He was a legalistic Jew. Before his conversion in Christ, he thought he could...
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. John 10:14 KJV Most people know that a shepherd is a keeper of sheep. Throughout the bible we meet famous shepherds like Moses and King David. Moses cared for his father in law’s sheep after fleeing from Egypt. David cared for...
Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows them that are his. And, let everyone that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 2 Timothy 2:19 KJV Many false teachers had arisen by the time that Paul wrote this letter. And so, Paul was encouraging Timothy...
Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all peoples a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel. Luke 2:29-32 WEB Chapter two of Luke’s gospel...
See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they? Matthew 6:26 WEB The sermon on the mount begins in Matthew chapter five. In it, Christ warns against storing up treasures on Earth....
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. Psalm 139:8 NIV This passage is from a Psalm that is attributed to David. In it, he writes about the omnipresence of God. This poetic song describes the incomprehensible power and knowledge that the Lord has....
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; Colossians 2:2 KJV Paul is seeking unity in the church. He does not want deceptive...
