Job 5:18 – “For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.” Job was one person in the Bible who suffered terrible loss and anguish for no fault of his. He could have lost his faith in a God of righteousness and justice, but he didn’t. He wept bitterly, proclaimed […]
Psalm 65:4 – “Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.” Imagine a sports captain picking players for his school team. He will probably choose only the kids […]
Isaiah 61:11 – “and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations.” This scripture talks about the year of the Lord’s favour. The Lord will make every great goodness spring up in front of every […]
2 Timothy 2:1 – “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in thy grace that is in Christ Jesus.” This scripture is an important encouragement. Paul knew that Timothy would need strength and endurance to fulfill the calling God gave him. Timothy was naturally timid and easily discouraged so he often needed a reminder to be […]
1 Peter 2:24 – “Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness–by whose stripes you were healed.” Isaiah 53:5-6 also had this prophecy about Jesus Christ. This scripture is a simple way to explain salvation. Sin is any thing wrong that […]
2 Peter 1:10 – “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: Peter was in the city called Rome when he wrote this second letter. 1-Peter wanted the people to be stronger Christians. 2-Peter wanted to warn the people about […]
Job 22:28 – “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” Job wished that God did not watch him but hoped for the day when he could speak with God. Eliphaz promised a good life to Job, if only Job would confess […]
Isaiah 46:4 – “And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” God reminds his special people that he was ‘carrying’ (looking after) them even before their birth. “You yourselves have […]
Psalm 138:7 – “…thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.” David “walked in the midst of trouble” for a big part of his life. When the persecution of Saul was over, he had trouble from foreign enemies; when these […]
I Corinthians 10:13: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. Temptation is a […]