but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; Matthew 6:20 WEB In the previous verse, Christ discourages his followers from storing up wealth on earth. He reminds them of the temporary nature of these things and...
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 WEB Every sincere Christian benefits from the encouragement of the scriptures. Although Christ died to free us from the...
For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. Romans 14:9 WEB The prior two verses give the context for this statement. Paul says in Romans 14:7-8, “For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself. For if we live, we live to...
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 WEB The apostle Paul taught the truth of the good news of Jesus Christ. Having been a legalistic Pharisee, Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus changed him completely. He went from...
However, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” the things God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV These beautiful and encouraging words concerning what no eye has seen come from the prophet Isaiah. Paul quotes...
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. John 3:36 WEB There are no perfect men. No one lives life without committing sin. Paul teaches in Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God....
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21 WEB These words from Second Peter make clear the nature of prophecy. Truly prophetic words come from God. They are more than predictions of future events produced from processing...
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 WEB In John 8:12 we read, “ Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not...
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end, it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12 WEB This proverb of Solomon is repeated again in Proverbs 16:25. Whether this is from compiling different lists of proverbs or because of the desirability of repetition in learning is not known. It is,...
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58:11 NIV Isaiah wrote his prophecies primarily for the nation of Israel. In chapter fifty-eight,...
I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Psalm 143:6 WEB Simply titled as a psalm of David, Psalm 143 is another of David’s pleas to God while in the midst of crisis. It is likely that David wrote these lines late in his life during the rebellion of his son...
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, Ephesians 3:16 WEB Paul begins a prayer in verse fourteen of the third chapter of Ephesians that continues with this statement. With these words, Paul...
