Beloved don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that, at the revelation of his glory, you also may rejoice with exceeding joy. 1 Peter 4:12-13 WEB Enduring...
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 NIV In this life, we make plans to acquire the things that we want. We make plans for getting a quality education. We make plans to raise a family or to vacation in a dream destination. There may be...
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no...
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 KJV This is one of the most treasured statements in John’s gospel. With these words, Christ combines his teaching with a warning...
ffor I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in … naked and you clothed me … sick and you visited me … in prison, and you came to me. Matthew 25:35-36 WEB At the close of chapter twenty-five in Matthew, Jesus speaks about...
Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!...
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:19-20 WEB The church at Laodicea was not enthusiastic in...
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:3-5 WEB Genesis gives the account...
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the...
Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 WEB (God’s Will in Jesus Christ) Praying continually does not mean we are always on our knees. It is a state of being. It is always being in contact with...
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Human understanding is always prone to error. We have partial understanding and sometimes we misunderstand. What seems to be the...
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 NIV (The Greatest Love) When I was a child, my mother demonstrated that love is an action. She taught that love, the feeling, was not the greatest love. As a good mother should, she impressed me with her...
