“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 …