(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)James 1:2-4 – My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect...
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)James 1:2-4 – My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect...
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)James 1:2-4 – My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect...
Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. (NKJV)I walked into the High School of one of my teenage children the other day only to be quickly “ditched” because they feared their friends might...
Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (NKJV)On the surface it seems odd that Jesus wants the sinners instead of the “good” people....
Exodus 30:20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. (NKJV)The Jewish Tabernacle was a good picture of how to approach God. The...
John 6:68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” (NKJV)Jesus had just asked the disciples if they wanted to quit following Him like many others recently had. They replied, “where are we going to go?...
2 Timothy 3:1-5 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control,...
Psalm 112:7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. (NKJV)War. Disaster. Economic Depression. Lawsuits. Disease. Job Loss. Unfaithfulness. Injustice. Crime.How much fear do these invoke in your heart? In the inevitable...
Isaiah 2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty. (NKJV) When you approach God in prayer, the first order of business is to contemplate Who you are about to speak to. The world is much too casual today...