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...
And if it seems evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 KJV...
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 1 Peter 2:17 WEB The apostle Peter writes this letter to churches in Asia Minor giving them advice on how to live as Christians. His advice is to follow the example of Jesus and live in submission to God and worldly authorities. In...
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 WEB These encouraging words are some of the most quoted in all of scripture. Paul teaches in his letter in Romans 6:28, “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those...
