John 10:1-5 – Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his…
Continue ReadingJude 3 – Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. Jude intended to write about “the salvation we share.” He was instead directed by the Holy Spirit to write to…
Continue ReadingHebrews 4:15 – For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet he did not sin. Going through it? The Lord understands. He’s been through it too. In fact, before time began, He knew that those who…
Continue ReadingJude 2 – Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. This epistle was written by the Lord’s brother and in V1b we observe that Jude is writing to believers. In V2 Jude is greeting his fellow saints and is praying a blessing on them. This letter is meant for all the church. Abundance here brings to mind a filling to…
Continue ReadingProverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and He will make your paths straight. Family and friends, we must submit to God! We must abandon all that we think we know of eternal matters and cast it aside to carry on without the burden…
Continue ReadingProverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and He will make your paths straight. Family and friends, we must submit to God! We must abandon all that we think we know of eternal matters and cast it aside to carry on without the burden…
Continue ReadingJohn 4:23-24 – Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” Colossians 1:16 – For in him all things were created: things in heaven…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 5:20-21 – Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – But know this, that in the last days perilous times will…
Continue ReadingMatthew 3:1-3 – In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” When we think…
Continue ReadingGenesis 41:16 – “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.” “But God” are two powerful words of sure hope for every situation. Man may call one person less, but God calls us equal in His sight. We may be weak, but God is all-powerful. We may be unable but God is…
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