Proverbs 22:4 “By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.” What is the secret of honorable life?Humility and fear of the Lord result in an honorable life. Humility is a firm acknowledgment of our absolute need for the Lord in our day-to-day lives. The fear of the Lord is respect and reverence towards […]
John 12:48 NKJV “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” At first glance, today’s verse seems harsh and negative, but when we see the context, we understand the compassion of Jesus that shines through these […]
Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:20 In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul delves into the profound truth of resurrection, particularly concerning Jesus. He shares the resurrection not as a mere historical event but as a deeply personal reality that applies to every […]
“For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death”. Psalm 48:14 (NIV) We are reminded of God’s constant presence in our lives in Psalm 48:14. He is our eternal guide – in this life and the eternal life. God leads us on the journey of life from the time […]
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.” To give a context for the scripture, Lazarus, brother of Martha and a friend of Jesus had died from his […]
Ephesians 2:8-9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Not only do we all need God’s grace, but grace in itself has many positive effects on our behavior: we extend grace to the poor […]
1 John 5:11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. The Lord Jesus came into this world to present mankind with eternal life. It took a whole lot of love to bear the shame of the cross, the immense burden of sin, and […]
Psalm 31:19 – “Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men!” It is impossible to measure the goodness of our God. We may have experienced His goodness through His […]
Revelation 21:4 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” One of the difficult things about life on this earth is that we will have trouble (John 16:33). But in […]
Romans 6:23“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”The above verse is a question from Paul about the life which we desire to choose. He compares the two types of lives he has been describing. Those without Christ are slaves to sin. Their […]
