1 Corinthians 15:14 If Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Have you ever wondered what it would mean if Christ did not die on the cross for us? What if He did not rise again as He promised? Without His death and resurrection, our faith would […]
Psalm 98:4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. Psalm 98 invites all creation to break forth in praise, proclaiming the righteous reign of the Lord. When Israel sang this psalm, they were praising a God who saves, judges with righteousness, and never abandons His people. […]
Psalm 24:5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Daniel of the Bible prayed thrice daily, lived honestly, and walked uprightly before God and men. He sought to please God and would not participate in what dishonored God. His clean hands and pure heart helped him […]
Hebrews 9:15 He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. A mediator is someone who intervenes between two parties to bring reconciliation. Under the Mosaic Covenant, the high […]
Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed. We often express our respect and love for others by honoring the vows we make to them. In any relationship, devotion is proven not by words alone but […]
Galatians 3:22 The Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. When parents or teachers discipline children, their intention is not to belittle or abandon them. Rather, their purpose is to guide, correct, and build character so they can mature into responsible […]
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. Prophet Jeremiah receives this word from God while being confined by Zedekiah, king of Judah, just before Babylon’s invasion. God reveals to Jeremiah that He will punish Judah but also restore them in […]
Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. Let’s go back in time to the final years of Judah as a nation. While their neighbor, Israel, had already been exiled, Judah lingered on. Into this fray, God commissions Jeremiah to convey His indictment against Judah. Jeremiah […]
1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. The Pastoral Letters of 1 and 2 Timothy are notes from Paul to his spiritual son, Timothy. For context, Paul met Timothy in Lystra, […]
Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. The book of Joshua begins with God commissioning Joshua to lead the people across Jordan into the promised land. Up until this point, God […]
