Proverb 3: 1 – 2 My son, do not forget my teaching but let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days and years of life, and peace they will add to you. Proverbs is one of my favorite books of the Bible and this has long been one of my favorite proverbs. However, […]
Matthew 13: 14 – 15 And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, “You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; and you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; for the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and they […]
2 Chronicles 34: 27 “Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the LORD. There is a huge revelation in […]
Psalm 27: 8 When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.” The whole Bible; the law and the prophets are contained in this little verse so how shall we speak about it? There is one word which jumped out at me from this passage. It […]
Psalm 50: 14 “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving.” Psalm 51: 15 – 17 O Lord, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise. For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a […]
1 John 4: 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.God is love, not thought. That means that He is not in our brains. This is a heart thing. I don’t like it any more than you do. I wish I could be very academic about this whole “God” […]
Luke 8: 21 NIV He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.” Jesus taught how we can be one of his relations, or part of his family. It is a two-step process. First we must hear God’s word. Second, we must put it into practice. […]