Isaiah 29: 13 NIV The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.This passage presents us with an interesting question. Is worship really worship if […]
Psalm 97: 11 Light is sown like seed for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.One of the most illustrative Biblical principles is that the Kingdom of God is like a seed which is sown. Jesus compared the Kingdom of God with seed many times. In Luke 13: 18 – 19, for example, […]
Psalm 94: 19 NIV When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. It should come as no surprise that God can ease our souls even in times of great anxiety. What may be easily overlooked, however, is our contemplation of God’s abundant grace in our time of need. When we […]
Ezekiel 22: 30 “And I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.”Many times people ask, “Why did this bad thing happen” or “Why did God allow this bad thing […]
John 8: 31 – 32 Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” The most telling part of these verses may be the first phrase. Jesus […]
Psalm 9: 10 And those who know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for Thou, O Lord, hast not forsaken those who seek Thee.Here is some good news for the middle of the week. God has not and never will forsake those who seek Him. I am not going to write today about […]
1 Corinthians 1: 30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. By the grace and the formidable power of God you have become one with Jesus. You are hidden away in him, safe and secure. In Jesus is everything you […]
