“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. […]
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, […]
Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.“ Psalm 1 is called the preamble to the book of Psalms. It is the introduction to the entire book, and Psalm 1 is an answer […]
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 […]
Psalm 91:9-10 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling Have ever wondered what we do first when something goes wrong? When things don’t go well, we tend to panic, worry, and feel […]
1 Peter 3:18 “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit.“ Peter gave the whole gospel in a single verse. The sinless Christ died for sinners, so we may be led […]
2 Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.“ Let us understand the context of 2 Timothy. It is the letter Paul wrote to encourage Timothy to keep going even when life seems tough. The main theme is […]
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 […]
Colossians 2:6-7 – As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. An uprooted plant cannot survive for too long unless it is planted in good soil again in order […]
