“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” – Matthew 5:8 NKJV Most of us who’ve read the Holy Bible for many years know this Scripture by heart, but only a few of us understand the original meaning in its intended context. Essentially, these are the “Be-Attitudes”- the attitudes Jesus wants us […]
Psalms 68:6 God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. David entered the battlefield with just a sling and a few pebbles. His opponent from the enemy camp of Philistine was a towering giant with an advanced range of armory and weapons. […]
Jeremiah 20:13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers. Moses was to be thrown into the River Nile to drown. But God had other plans for his life… The Situation in Egypt The Egyptians and the Israelites lived in harmony, until the ruling king […]
Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. Elijah was afraid. He had just received a message from Queen Jezebel saying, “May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!” The Challenge Mount Carmel […]
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. As the rooster crowed a second time, Peter broke down and wept. He had denied knowing Jesus just before the crucifixion. Do our mistakes catch God by surprise? Have our sins […]
1 Corinthians 2:9 Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. The incinerating heat from the furnace reduced the soldier to ashes. But the Lord was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego… Snatched from their homeland, Shadrach, Meshach, […]
Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” The Bible word we translate “as righteousness” here is a Greek word (“dikaiosune”) which means to be “right” with God. This word was used in ancient literature to describe a person who did the “right” thing before both God […]
Psalm 30:5“For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Some of us today may be going through or be in a difficult season of life. Some of us may be facing wild heights only to catapult in an […]
2Peter 2:9 “The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment.” We are living in a fallen world surrounded by moral decay and perversion. The world where behaviors that were recognized as clearly wrong are now being protected by law and […]
Psalm 99:5 “Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool—He is holy”. Holiness is the character of GOD. It is who He is. He is not like anything or anyone we can come up with. He is above us and beyond us. When we encounter the Holiness of God, it brings us to […]
