Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law; you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. Psalm 94:12-13 NIV This psalm discusses God, sinners and the blessings of the Lord’s loving correction of those who love him. It was written in a...
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Matthew 28:18 WEB These famous words of Christ receiving all authority in heaven and on earth are recorded at the close of the gospel of Matthew. They form the first sentence of Jesus’...
He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. Daniel 2:22 WEB God knows all things, even the deep and secret things. He knows our thoughts and prayers. He knows our emotions and plans. The Lord knows our dreams, even the dreams we have...
For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 WEB This epistle to the Hebrews is full of references to Old...
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death, Philippians 3:10 WEB Knowing Christ is to know the purpose of his life and sacrifice on the cross. It is to know the power of his resurrection and promise of eternal life...
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NIV David begins and ends this verse of his psalm with the authority of a king. His admonition, “wait for the Lord” rings in our ears like a command from a general on a battlefield. With his words, “be strong and take...
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life and may have it abundantly. John 10:10 WEB With this statement, Christ highlights the righteousness of his purpose. He sets himself apart from the tradition bound religious leaders of the day who he likens to thieves...
throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:5 WEB We fight spiritual battles with prayer, scripture, and heavenly petitions. The weapons of spiritual warfare come...
whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory, 1 Peter 1:8 WEB Our faith is not a philosophy. It is not a self-help program or system of self-improvement. It is the trust and belief in the...
yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him. 1 Corinthians 8:6 WEB Recently converted, the new believers in Corinth encountered some confusion about how to conduct themselves as...
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 NIV This is another of the psalms of David. In it, David conveys the truth of the reliability of the Lord writing of God, “his love endures forever.” No matter what the circumstances, no matter what the problem, turning...
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord, he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks. Romans 14:6 WEB A controversy arose in the early...
