Jeremiah 2:13 – For My people have committed two evils: They have abandoned Me, the fountain of living waters, To carve out for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That do not hold water. The Lord God speaks of His people having committing two evils. The first evil is that they have abandoned the Lord their God. It is not…
Continue ReadingJohn 5:37-47 – And the Father who sent Me, He has testified about Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. 38 Also you do not have His word remaining in you, because you do not believe Him whom He sent. 39 You examine the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and…
Continue ReadingJohn 5:16-29 – For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath. 17 But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” 18 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God…
Continue ReadingJohn 4:27 – Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” Jesus did not set out to break rules, He set out to keep God’s rules. Jesus’ greatest desire was to do the will of God. If that…
Continue ReadingJohn 3:1-8 – Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I…
Continue ReadingJohn 2:13-25 – When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the…
Continue ReadingPsalm 119:68 – Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever. The Lord God wants us to know Him. Once we receive the knowledge of Him we are to grow in it. Then we are to…
Continue ReadingJohn 1:14 – The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Do we get the point that through John God is driving home (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21) the point that Jesus was God…
Continue ReadingProverbs 3:3-6 – Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to…
Continue ReadingJoshua 5:13-15 “13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua…
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