Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV With all of the trouble we encounter in the world, it is easy to get discouraged when we take our focus off of God. When things aren’t...
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 NIV In the last section of Chapter six in Matthew, Jesus speaks about the ineffectiveness of worry. He comforts us, encouraging those of us who believe in God and...
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 NIV Most scholars give King David credit for writing Psalm 18. In it, he uses five metaphors to describe God. God is referred to as a rock...
Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:1 NIV In this passage, Paul writes to new believers. The Corinthians he writes to are not yet spiritually mature and so, Paul addresses them as...
Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 WEB In this scripture James writes to new believers encouraging them to resist the devil. They have been fighting amongst themselves because of worldly attitudes. In the previous verses, James questions what causes...
For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Ephesians 3:14 WEB In prayer, we bow our heads in submission to God. Just the same, bowing our knees demonstrates worship and deep reverence for the Lord. As David wrote in Psalm 96:4, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let...
Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. The world is passing away with its lusts,...
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds. Hebrews 1:1-2 WEB These verses from Hebrews emphasize the...
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Psalm 119:9 WEB David wrote this verse proclaiming the virtue of living in accordance with God’s word. He directs his words to the Lord saying that a young man keeps his purity by “living according to your word.” Some think...
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, Luke 24:46 WEB To begin, prophecies preceded the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Accordingly, the crucifixion of Christ on the cross fulfilled the word...
Look in the scroll of the Lord and read: None of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together. Isaiah 34:16 NIV Chapter thirty-four of the book of Isaiah pronounces judgment on the enemies of Israel and...
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 WEB John the Baptist’s ministry prepared the way for the ministry of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Before Jesus began preaching, the Jews sent priests and Levites to...
