The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 NASB I love the imagery this verse brings to my mind. To describe the righteous before they reach the tower I’d have to use words such as: Exhaustion, Fear, Desperation, Battle, …
“I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 1 Corinthians 1:4-6 NIV I too am so …
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you by the laying on of my hands, for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:6-7 In these …
“What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes …
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 ESV If you are suffering through a difficult time, let this verse encourage you. We serve a …
Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” He replied, “You give them something to eat.” Luke 9:12-13a NIV The …
On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God, because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired …
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not. John 1:26 KJV John the Baptist is saying this to the temple leaders that were sent to try to understand who HE was. What does he do, he immediately re-directs their thoughts …
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah. Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his …
The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded. He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but …
Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his …
And Lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the world” Matt. 28:20b KJV How much are we loved by God? This prior statement just about sums it up. No one but God has the capacity to make such a commitment! And how many of us …
As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” And He said to …
From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to …
This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover. Exodus 12:11 The Israelites cried out to God for deliverance and prayed earnestly for relief …
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 NIV While many of us downplay not only the existence of the evil one, we certainly at times downplay his role in the pain and suffering …