Matthew 5:4 – “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” There is a real need in today’s world for ‘happiness’. In fact, there is information online that gives the happiness index of each country, but no such thing is found concerning people who mourn. People in pursuit of happiness may feel happy for a […]
Psalm 5:12 – “For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous, with favor You will surround him as with a shield.” A shield is part of a soldier’s armor and is only necessary when there is threat and life is at risk. It would be unusual and strange if we all walked around carrying one – unless we […]
Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.” Only in a movie filled with special effects can a Superhero survive such disasters like […]
Deuteronomy 28:3 – “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.” The first fourteen verses of Deuteronomy 28 are a delight to read, filled with incredible promises of blessings over our lives. Blessings concerning ourserlves, where we live, what we do, what we own, promises of victory over […]
Colossians 3:23 – “Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.“ In today’s busy days, where so many things are practically instant, we have an urgency to get things done quickly. And in the process, we don’t realize that we are just getting the job done, fast, and out […]
Acts 5:31 – “Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.” It is interesting when we read what happened from verses 12 through 41 of Acts 5. The Apostles were out there performing many miraculous signs; people were being healed; people began to […]
Numbers 6:26 – “The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” “To lift up the eye or the face upon anyone is to look upon that one with peculiar and tender interest.” (Pulpit Commentary). This statement is very true, we also look at people we care more for, we demonstrate interest and give […]
Isaiah 7:14 – “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” How would you accept the news that a woman who was very young, was not married, became pregnant, without being with a man? This would be difficult to accept, correct? […]
1 Corinthians 13:13 – “Now abide faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” It is easier to define faith and hope. The first: having complete trust in someone or something, a strong belief in God; the second: a feelling of expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen. But how do […]
Galatians 4:4-5 – “God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Did you know that under the Jewish Law, there were actually 613 commandments that had to be met? If one of the commandments were infringed, […]
