Psalm 94:18-“When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.” Psalms 93 – 99 are “royal psalms”; the term ‘royal’ typically describes for a king. These psalms are called “royal” because God is the “king”, the ruler (or king) of everything! Psalm 94 is not a royal psalm but placed between […]
Matthew 8:17-“He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.” This scripture deals with Jesus healing people and His miracles. Jesus had come to Peter’s house on the Sabbath day. The Old Testament law was that people must not work on the Sabbath i.e. Friday evening till Saturday evening; therefore, the Pharisees thought that to […]
James 4:6: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. God resists the proud but gives grace to those who are humble. God loves every action that is done with humility and service to God kind of attitude. Grace is defined as God’s unmerited favor […]
Psalm 112:3: Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. God blesses those who fear and honour him as well as obey His commandments. The idea here is anybody who fears God and does His commandments will lack no good thing. The Bible also tells that those who fear […]
Ephesians 3:16: That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. God is so rich in grace. It never runs dry on any occasion. He is so rich in glory too. Paul here is praying for the believers in Ephesus […]
Psalm 100:3: Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. The God who created creation is our God. There is none else who is worthy of all worship and honour. We should not be […]
Matthew 6:8: Be not ye therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. God does not want us to simply say something for the sake of saying. He does not want us to repeat some meaningless words or utterances when we pray. Well, prayer is […]
Psalm 37:28: For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. God loves judgment, i.e., executing what everyone deserves according to their actions. He loves people who are righteous and those who act in faith and love. He will […]
Romans 8:37: Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Paul, an apostle of Jesus writes this epistle to the believers in Rome. He declares that believers in Christ are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us. Conqueror means a person who conquers or vanquishes. We in […]
Proverbs 13:24 – He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Under this apparent severity is to be found the spirit of true kindness. It would seem as if the last word in the text were an emphatic word. There is a good deal of chastening, but […]