I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1 KJV Scholars attribute this psalm to King David. As we know, David loved the Lord. He was a man after God’s own heart. It should come as no surprise that the author would assert that he was happy when asked to go...
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 3:17 WEB James has been describing the wisdom of the world. Worldly wisdom is driven by selfishness and greed. The end of this kind of...
making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:16 NIV We live in a world that is full of temptations and snares. Every day there are opportunities to do good and there are opportunities to conform to the world and decline the will of God. Paul knew that his days were...
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 WEB We serve a merciful God of forgiveness. He is faithful and righteous. When we put faith in the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ on the cross, we accept the truth of...
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 NIV Children are taught to say, “thank you” when someone does something good for us. It is part of learning good manners. Hopefully we take these childhood lessons to heart and continue the practice for a lifetime. But...
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 KJV We all desire to be loved and each of us wants to be thought of as a loving person. This scripture helps us to understand what it means to love someone in Christ. Love is an action. Love is...
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 WEB Should we be worried? As children of God, the answer is a resounding “no!” Paul indicates that we should not be worried or anxious about anything. In...
In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul. Psalm 138:3 WEB In this passage, David reveals the benefit of believing in something greater than himself. He has a source of encouragement and strength that can only come from the Lord. Through faith in God,...
and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” Mark 16:3 NIV When three women who were followers of Jesus went to anoint his body with spices after his death, they wondered who would be able to roll away the stone that closed his tomb. But when they...
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil; where, as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20 WEB These words are an offering of...
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV In his second letter to Timothy, Paul is counseling his young friend concerning the spiritual weakness of fear. It could have been that Timothy was content to be a follower but with Paul...
So, he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 1 Kings 17:5 KJV As Christians, we have a personal relationship with the Lord. We also have the word of God in the Bible. When the prophet Elijah was told by God to go to...
