Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 WEB As Christians we are called to follow the example of Jesus. Jesus teaches his disciples to give freely. In Matthew 10:8, Christ says, “Heal the...
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Psalm 24:1 KJV This psalm of David was most likely written to celebrate returning the ark of the covenant to the city of David, Jerusalem. With these words, David affirms the first verse of scripture in...
and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. Ephesians 4:24 WEB In chapter four of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul begins focusing on unity and maturity in the body of Christ. He then shifts to instructions for Christian living. In...
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 KJV This famous scripture describes the spiritual battle that rages in the minds and hearts of...
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love, and into the perseverance of Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 WEB Jesus encountered and overcame great difficulty in his life and ministry. The Lord endured temptation and trials adhering to the will of God throughout his many difficulties. At all times,...
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds. 1 Peter 2:24 WEB In this portion of Peter’s first epistle, the writer encourages the faithful to follow the example of Jesus in submission to all authority....
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19 KJV This section of the gospel of Matthew describes Jesus calling two pairs of brothers to follow him as disciples. Each of the four men worked as fishermen. Andrew and Peter as well as James and John fished the...
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. John 6:51 WEB When the Israelites were in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, God provided for their needs with manna,...
For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings. Job 34:21 WEB This statement from the oldest book in the bible speaks of the omniscience of God. Omniscience is the state of knowing all things. Only God is omniscient. Our Father in heaven sees all things and knows all things. There...
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John 1:9 KJV With these words, John presents Jesus as the true Light of the world. Light, in this sense, is a symbol of true knowledge, goodness, and life. The first eighteen lines of John’s gospel introduce Jesus in...
Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. 1 Timothy 4:16 WEB In this closing line of the fourth chapter of 1 Timothy, Paul writes these words to encourage Timothy to persevere in his ministry....
The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 WEB With these words, Paul urges his readers to actively serve the church. Paul concludes this short letter to the Philippians with advice to be of one mind in...
