Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Ephesians 6:10 This verse reminds us that our strength doesn’t comes from ourselves, but from the Lord. Paul indeed urges us to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” But what does that mean for…
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How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see…
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one…
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You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. Psalm 90:8 This verse sets before us a life-changing truth. All of our iniquities and secret sin is in the light of God’s eyes. He sees it all. This verse is not meant to condemn us, but to encourage…
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Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade…
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And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:24-26 As believers, we are called to “crucify the flesh with its passions and desires.” This…
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Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Sometimes the scriptures we are so familiar with or even have memorized are the ones we either take for granted or they lose their meaning and application over time. I thought it would be beneficial to revisit our…
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Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good. Matthew 20:15 In Matthew 20:1-16, we read about the parable of the workers in the vineyard. We see a landowner who hires several men to do the same job throughout the…
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When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” Mark 2:5 In this parable, four friends carry a paralytic to see Jesus, because they believe that Jesus can heal their friend, but the crowd was large, and the four men could not approach Jesus with their friend. However,…
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And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many…
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