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...
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I am.” John 8:58 WEB When God spoke to Moses instructing him to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt, Moses asks who shall he say sent him. Exodus 3:14 gives the Lord’s reply saying, “God said to Moses, “I AM...
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 1 Corinthians 6:19 WEB In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul intends to shame the church for engaging in worldly behavior. Specifically, they were suing one another,...
This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14 WEB Those who believe in Christ are saved from sin by the grace of God. However, The response to our salvation is service to the kingdom of heaven. Good...
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:2 WEB This psalm of David is consistent with so much of his writing. While so many might consider that there is a difference between the nature of God in the Old Testament and the New Testament, David’s psalms give insight into...
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 WEB God made each of us with a purpose in mind. We are his workmanship.Paul teaches in the tenth verse of the second chapter of Ephesians that God created the...
Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God. Romans 15:7 WEB Emulating the life of service commanded by our lord Jesus Christ, Paul begins chapter fifteen of his letter to the Romans stating that those who are strong ought to bear the burdens of the weak....
So, the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! James 3:5 WEB God himself spoke the heavens and the earth into esistence and Jesus Christ is the Word of God. Considering this, we begin to understand the tremendous power of words....
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? For what will a man give in exchange for his life? Mark 8:36-37 WEB Chapter eight of Mark’s gospel begins with Jesus miraculously feeding a multitude of around four thousand people with seven loaves of bread and a few...
Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you...
But the humble shall inherit the land and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalm 37:11 WEB Psalm 37 which mentions humble people delighting themselves in the abundance of peace is an alphabetic acrostic psalm written by King David. In its modern form in the bible, it is numbered...
