Acts 6: 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. If you don’t know Stephen’s story you might like to read the rest of this chapter and chapter 7. He was remarkable in his faith. This eighth verse really struck me today. I am always interested […]
Luke 5: 1 – 11 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their […]
Psalm 115: 16 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth He has given to the sons of men. Luke 4: 5 – 6 And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “I will give […]
Luke 1: 36 – 37 And behold, even your relative, Elizabeth has conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month. For nothing will be impossible with God. These were the angel Gabriel’s words to the virgin Mary when he appeared to her to inform […]
Isaiah 55: 1 Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters. One thing amazes me above all things; we live in a world full of people who thirst deep down in their souls and Jesus is right here offering them the coolest, most refreshing water and yet most don’t avail themselves of this life […]
James 1: 13 Let no on say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. God gets a lot of bad press these days. We all know that, but what is disturbing is how much of it comes from […]
Galatians 5: 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. We saw yesterday from 1 John 4: 8 and 1 Corinthians 13: 4 – 8 that God’s essential nature is love. Today’s verse reveals the characteristics of God’s personality. As you look at them you can […]
