Luke 6:45 – “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Two friends from a village went to the nearby lake to fetch water for their homes. One […]
Romans 8:14,15 – “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” Fear is such a powerful emotion. Some of […]
Psalm 63:3 – “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.” Have you experienced God’s love in your life? There are just these moments when we just know, beyond any doubt, that God loves us. We are moved to tears when we think of how much Jesus loves us… so much […]
Isaiah 49:16 – “Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.” This is one verse that really gladdens our hearts when we hear it. It is nice to know that we are engraved on God’s hands. But do we really live like we believe it? The same […]
1 Peter 2:6 – “For it stands in Scripture: ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.’” The dictionary defines the word ‘cornerstone’ as: an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends. a stone that forms […]
Acts 4:13,14 – “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition.” Peter and John were relatively […]
Acts 5:29, 38-39—”But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than men’. 38-39 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not […]
Psalm 40 : 4—”Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” David in all his problems waited patiently; he continued to believe, hope, and pray. Another example we see in the Bible is Christ — Jesus Christ’s agony, in the garden […]
1 Corinthians 2:16—”For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.” In this chapter, Paul deals with wisdom; Not earthly wisdom which passes away with a person when he/she dies, but wisdom from God. God imparts to us wisdom through His Holy Spirit […]
Isaiah 55:8-11—”For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, […]