Mark 14:38

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak. Mark 14:38 Jesus and His disciples had finished the final Passover meal before the crucifixion.  They came to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus took three of His disciples into the garden while He went to pray.  The disciples fell…
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Acts 1:8

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 If you had to pick one key verse in all of the Book of Acts, one verse that…
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Psalm 50:23

He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me. Psalm 50:23 What do you do when your life seems to be going south?  What do you do when it’s “Thanksgiving” and you have just lost a loved one or your job or your health?  Surely you can’t be expected to give thanks, can you? Sometimes…
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Jeremiah 30:10-11

“Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the LORD, ‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid.  For I am with you,’ says the LORD,…
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Matthew 14:26-27

But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”   Matthew 14:26-27 The great American preacher H.A. Ironside was one day down on his…
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Matthew 2:14

When he arose, he took the young child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt. Matthew 2:14 Herod was about to issue an order to kill all male children in Bethlehem two years of age and younger, because he felt threatened that Jesus would somehow supplant his own reign (Matthew 2:3). Joseph was…
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John 1:3

All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. John 1:3 Nothing makes sense when Jesus is not part of the equation because through Him everything was made.  With Him we have life and joy, without Him there will always be something missing. You can make a million dollars, have…
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Proverbs 30:8-9

Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches — feed me with the food allotted to me; Lest I be full and deny You, and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God. Proverbs 30:8-9 This is a great…
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Acts 8:26-27a

Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. So he arose and went… Acts 8:26-27a So much of what God has for us is missed because too many times we question God’s calling instead…
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Philippians 4:5

…the Lord is at hand. Philippians 4:5(b) Do you know that the Lord is available to you at this very moment? There’s no need to talk to a recording or wait on hold before before getting connected to Him. The Lord is instantly available for counsel, comfort, or whatever your need may be. Even though…
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