Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. John 16:22 WEB In chapter sixteen of the gospel of John, Jesus prepares his disciples for his crucifixion and resurrection. In addition, the Lord readies his followers...
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with. 1 Corinthians 13:8 WEB Paul’s description of God’s love in the thirteenth chapter of his first letter to the...
Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord. Joel 1:14 NIV This message from the book of Joel is directed to the priests of the land of Israel urging them to cry out to the Lord. The nation...
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you. Isaiah 43:2 WEB The prophet Isaiah penned the words to the nation of Israel to comfort and asure God’s...
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:40 WEB When tempted by Satan to turn stones to bread, Jesus replied to his adversary in Matthew 4:4, “It is written, ‘Man...
But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. Psalm 4:3 KJV The fourth Psalm is written by King David. In it, he speaks to God, to himself, and to other men. His son Absolom and a band of his followers were in pursuit of David in...
For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. Titus 3:3 WEB Most scholars think that the apostle Paul wrote Titus in the time between his two letters to Timothy. Titus was an early missionary...
Do all things without complaining and arguing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, Philippians 2:14-15 WEB As Christians, we serve as examples of our faith to...
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; 1 John 3:11 WEB These words from John help us to understand the primary importance of love in the Christian life. The first apostles of Christ taught the gospel with a focus on Jesus’ commandment to...
You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, 1 Thessalonians 1:6 WEB It is nearly certain that Paul wrote this first letter to the church in Thessalonica. The city of the Thessalonians in modern Greece was a thriving...
For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. Hebrews 10:36 WEB Paul begins the tenth chapter of Hebrews with an explanation of the law. Paul says the law is only a shadow of things to come. With this, Paul explains that bulls and calves cannot take away...
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. Acts 2:4 WEB The Holy Spirit is one of the three aspects of God. We have in the one true God, our heavenly Father, Jesus, the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit. Our...
