Psalm 27: 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord. This is certainly a good verse for teaching about waiting on the Lord. I was really intrigued, though, over the line, “let your heart take courage.” I see in those words that we must make […]
Matthew 21: 22 And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive. Wouldn’t it be nice if this verse simply said, “All things you ask, you shall receive?” But, there is that problematic word set off between the commas, believing. We receive all things which, when we pray, we believe we will receive. […]
Romans 8: 32 (New Living Translation) Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Our God is a good God. That cannot be said enough. So many times we think that God is punishing us when something bad happens […]
Matthew 14: 28 – 31 Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he […]
Psalm 112: 8 (NIV) His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes. This is just one of the benefits that belong to the person who reveres the Lord. We are supposed to come into a place within our faith that we no […]
James 1: 26 (NIV) If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. The New Living Translation of this verse is even more direct. It reads, “If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are […]
Psalm 145: 18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him. At some point in time we have to decide to simply believe the words of the Bible. We have to move on from wanting everything to be proved to us and arrive at belief. We are said to be “believers” but just […]
