Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 1 Corinthians 14:1 WEB The previous chapter of Paul’s letter emphasizes the importance of love. In it, he uses glowing terms to describe love and teaches that love is greater than hope and even greater...
Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?” John 11:40 WEB Lazarus, the brother of Mary, the woman who poured perfume on the Lord’s feet and cleansed them with her hair, fell sick. Mary and her sister Martha sent word to Jesus of Lazarus’ illness....
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22 NIV Have you ever suffered the betrayal of a friend? If so, many biblical figures endured similar circumstances. Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. David’s son Absalom opposed...
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me. Galatians 2:20 WEB Paul’s bold statement of faith is one of the most often quoted...
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. Psalm 130:5 KJV In scripture, the word wait indicates trust and anticipation. In conjunction with the word hope, to wait for the Lord suggests a feeling of great expectation and a desire to receive the good things of God. It is a...
Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. James 4:14 WEB Life is short. As James writes of each of us, “you are a vapor.” It is important to place value on the time God...
