Psalm 86:1-5 – Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to You; save Your servant who trusts in You. You are my God; 3 have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to You all day long. 4 Bring joy to Your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in…
Continue ReadingHebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It would not be a good sign if we are exactly the same as we were before we became followers of Jesus the Christ. If fact, the Word of God makes it clear that if we belong…
Continue Reading2 Peter 1:12-15 – 12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ…
Continue Reading2 Peter 1:3-11 – His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by…
Continue ReadingLuke 21:28 – “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” 1 Corinthians 16:22 – “If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!” Yesterday I received the following email “Hey brother, I’m sure you’ve seen all of references…
Continue Reading1 Peter 5:6-11 – 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the…
Continue ReadingJohn 14:15 – “If you love me, keep my commands.” “If.” A definition from Thayer’s Greek Lexicon and quoted by Strong’s Concordance is “A conditional particle which makes reference to time and to experience, introducing something future, but not determining, before the event, whether it is certainly to take place.” If means something that is…
Continue Reading1 Peter 3:18 – For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by…
Continue Reading1 Peter 3:1-7 – Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such…
Continue Reading1 Peter 2:21-25 – 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” 23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him…
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