“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even …
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 NIV You can tell a lot about a person by what they are wearing. Often you can tell what they do for a living and even the company they represent, …
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and …
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength. 2 Timothy 4:17a NIV Paul wrote these words at the end of his life, in his final letter to Timothy, from prison, awaiting execution. As the apostle looked back on his life, perhaps reflecting on the hardships of ministry, …
Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel, sacrificing …
“We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” – Paul the Apostle Paul made this statement when he was encouraging the disciples in Lystra, Iconium and Antioch to stay true to the faith. Life, as a believer, in these cities was not easy. Paul had encountered …
“What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.” Acts 22:16 NIV This question was posed to Paul by Ananias when Paul was just discovering who Jesus really was. You see, Paul had always been a …
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 8:b, 4 NIV Everyone reading this today will be in different places, doing different …
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Hebrews 11:39-30 NIV Hebrews 11 gives us a glimpse into the lives of men and …
Eliashib the priest, who had been appointed as supervisor of the storerooms of the Temple of our God and who was also a relative of Tobiah, had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah’s disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, …
“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” Mark 1:35 NIV To be alone with God was the way Jesus chose to pray daily and He always sets the example of how …
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” …
Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their …
“For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” Jeremiah 31:34b NIV This is a promise of God, as he explains to the prophet, Jeremiah, the new covenant which is to come. In this promise he also declares: “This is the covenant I will make with …
Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard this. (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone …
Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky. The people are strong and tall—Anakites! You know about them and have heard it said: “Who can stand up …