Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.” Our God is a good God, a wonderful Father, compassionate, slow to get angry, quick to forgive, full of mercy and unfailing love. His eyes are constantly searching the earth to strengthen those whose […]
Psalm 119:171 – “My lips shall utter praise, for You teach me Your statutes.” How beautiful that the Psalmist can’t stop praising his Creator, and acknowledges that the Law of the Lord is his delight. He wants his lips and his tongue to sing of God’s word. In Aramaic the word “utter” means “to pour forth […]
Nehemiah 8:10: …for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. In this Bible passage, Ezra is reading the word of God to the people of Israel as they return to their homeland after a 70-year exile. As Ezra reads from God’s word, the […]
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Our God is a good God. He is a faithful God who always has only the best planned for us. He loves us unconditionally and has chosen us for a life […]
Proverbs 10:12 – Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. Hate is an emotion that you feel towards someone or something that you dislike strongly. When you dislike someone so strongly, everything about them stirs up anger in you and elevates the feeling of hate. When you hate, you begin to enjoy the […]
Luke 6:27 But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. We all have grown up hearing the phrase, an eye for an eye. Do unto others what they do to you seems to be the norm. This is what the world teaches you. We, as children […]
Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble All around us we see disease, illness, and destruction. As we go through these troubled times this verse carries such a powerful promise from God. He is our refuge, which means, He is our shelter who we can run to in […]
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Psalm 34:10 (KJV) The first part of the above verse talks about a young lion who is symbolic of a person who is reckless, self-confident and careless. He tries to do things through his own strength […]
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs 28:13 (KJV) The above verse talks about the boundless mercy of God. In the Gospel of Luke Jesus says “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” God hates sin but loves the sinners. […]
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalm 42:5 (KJV) In the above Psalm, the psalmist is encouraging his soul not to lose courage and to continue hoping in the Lord and […]
