Proverb 21: 21 NIV He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Yesterday we saw from verses 17 and 18 of Proverb 21 that the pursuit of pleasure leads to poverty. Today we are fortunate to get to see the other side of the coin. If we […]
Jeremiah 30: 19 From them will proceed thanksgiving and the voice of those who celebrate; and I will multiply them and they will not be diminished; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant. We offer the sacrifice of Thanksgiving because God so deserves it but did you ever realize that God […]
Titus 2: 9 – 10 Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect. The apostle Paul directs us to subject ourselves to the authority figures in our […]
Hebrews 6: 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. You are not alone if you sometimes feel that your work is in vain. I imagine that every person who ministers […]
Proverb 13: 18 Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline but he who regards reproof will be honored. This is a difficult verse and certainly for the maturing Christian rather than cultural Christians. Cultural Christian is my term for people who are Christians but who are not pursuing spiritual growth. We might […]
Proverb 22: 4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, honor and life. A funny thing happened on the way to the . . . . You’ve heard that old joke but it happened to me today on my way to another verse. This 22nd proverb just jumped out and […]
Romans 12: 9 – 10 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor. The Apostle Paul cuts us no slack. He was called by God to receive and deliver the revelation of Christ to the […]
