1 John 4: 8 God is love. 1 Corinthians 13: 4 – 8 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice […]
James 4: 7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I read something that Gloria Copeland wrote which had a profound effect on my thinking. She was in prayer one day when the Lord told her, “Separate yourself and you’ll be separated.” She went on to write, “[F]ollow God […]
Proverb 11: 27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it will come to him. Here is another way to gain favor. Seek and go after those things which are good. If you look for evil, it will find you. If you look for the good things, the righteous […]
Psalm 55: 22 Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Jesus made us the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5: 21). That means we need not ever be shaken. That is good news, yes? But there is another aspect of this right […]
Psalm 55: 23 But Thou, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in Thee.So, do you want to live a long life? Well, there is a hidden pearl of wisdom here. Men of deceit will […]
Proverb 3: 3 – 4 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, so you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man. The secret to attaining what we want in verse four is found in verse […]
Proverb 3: 2 For length of days and years of life, and peace they will add to you. Length of days, years of life and peace are all things most of us deeply desire. Too bad the author didn’t tell us how to receive them. Okay, he did, I’m kidding. It is in verse 1 […]
