But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good …
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Psalms 16:8 ESV There’s a quiet confidence that accompanies a life focused on the Lord. It’s not that the Lord spares us from difficult times, things go wrong in everyone’s …
“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the …
“We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20 NIV …
But Noah found favor with the Lord. Genesis 6:8 NLT Noah lived in a time when society was filled with corruption, violence and wickedness. The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So …
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 NIV Is love an option? This is how we know what love …
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NIV Praise our Lord and God! He holds all the answers. He knows what we are up against and, not only warns …
But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. 1 Samuel 30:6b NASB On the run from King Saul, rejected by the Philistine commanders with whom he had allied himself, David and his 600 men returned to find their city burned and their wives and children gone. He and his …
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Psalm 46:1-3 NASB …
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 NIV Everything changes. Our lives are short, but in that shortness there is much that is launched at us. We are subject daily to the attacks of the enemy, attacks of the flesh, …
I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. I called on the Lord, who is worthy …
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16-17 NIV Let this not only represent the most commonly quoted Bible phrase, but let it stand for the ultimate sacrifice of self: …
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? James 2:14 NIV I love the book of James because it’s practical and presents Christianity with an appeal to basic common sense. On a philosophical level, we …
Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.” James 4:14b NLT I was walking along the boardwalk early yesterday morning, thru fog so thick, I couldn’t see more than 35 yards in front of me As the fog began to lift, God quickened my heart …
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all …
“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out …