TO SERVE OR TO BE SERVED?
“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45...
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WE DO NOT WELL
“Then they said one to another, we do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the...
BELOVED OF THE LORD
“And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.” II Samuel 12:25 David...
GOD DIRECTS OUR LIVES
“The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are clean in his own...
DESPISE NOT PROPHESYINGS
“Despise not prophesyings.” I Thessalonians 5:20 The word “prophesyings” would apply to both the prophecies of the...
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
“And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.” I Samuel 23:16 David...
WE COME BY THE BLOOD
“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal...
FALSE PROPHETS
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a...
DO IT HEARTILY
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the...
HE RESPECTS THE LOWLY
“Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.” Psalm 138:6 Could God be...
WHO IS GOD LOOKING FOR?
“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is...
HE THANKED GOD AND TOOK COURAGE
“And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul...
HIDDEN TREASURES
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof...
KEYS TO LEARNING
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.” Proverbs...
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
“And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth...
STARTING OVER
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of...
SPEAK MY WORDS UNTO THEM
“And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.”...
CHARITY NEVER FAILETH
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.” I Corinthians 13:7,...
THIS THING IS DONE OF ME
“Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of...
GIVE EAR, O SHEPHERD
“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine...
LIFE IS LIKE A VAPOR
“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and...
BUILDING A FAMILY
“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:” Proverbs 24:3 We all are in the business of...
BY THE WILL OF GOD
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother.” Colossians 1:1 This is one of those phrases...
THE CAUSE OF DEFEAT
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold...
THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and...
THE HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD
“And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not...
CHASTISEMENT
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord,...
WHAT SHALL I RENDER?
“What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the...
IRON SHARPENS IRON
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17 Iron tools, rubbed against similar...
CONSIDER YOUR LATTER END
“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!” Deuteronomy 32:29 Moses, the...
DON’T GET SPOILED
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and...
SEEKING HIS PRESENCE
“And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.” II...
TAKE HEED WHAT YOU HEAR
“And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall...
PREPARING TO SERVE
“And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the...
THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT BOUND
“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.” II Timothy 2:9 Paul knew what...
GOING WELL WITH THY CHILDREN
“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with...
STRIVING TO PLEASE HIM
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.” II Corinthians 5:9 In the first part of...
LEANNESS OF THE SOUL
“And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.” Psalm 106:15 The Israelites were complaining because they...
WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME?
“And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the...
THOU SHALT BE MISSED
“Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.” I Samuel...
WHOM HAVING NOT SEEN, YE LOVE
“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of...
THOU MAN OF GOD
“Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And...
SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK, SLOW TO WRATH
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” James 1:19 What a great piece...
WHY NEED HE SAY MORE?
“Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.” Numbers 22:19...
MUCH FORGIVENESS PRODUCES MUCH LOVE
“Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same...
DECEIVED BY PRIDE
“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in...
A SPIRITUAL RENOVATION
“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in...
CHOOSING OUR FRIENDS
“Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve...
AMEN
“That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this...
ABOUNDING IN HOPE
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy...
WHEN A RIGHTEOUS MAN FALLS
“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.” Proverbs 25:26 All of us...
WHAT MEANEST THOU, O SLEEPER?
“So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will...
OPEN DOORS
“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in...
STAY OUT OF EGYPT
“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen,...
AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith...
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE MORE
“What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth...
A BROTHER, MINISTER, AND FELLOWLABOURER
“And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to...
ENEMIES OF PEACE
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God....
BEFORE WHOM I STAND
“And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.” I Kings 18:15...
GOD’S WORD IS NOT TO BE ALTERED
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and...
BUILDING UP YOURSELVES
“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God,...
OPEN THE DOOR
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear...
WANDERING
“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.” Proverbs 27:8 In our Scripture, a...
STRENGTH THROUGH WEAKNESS
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I...
I WILL WALK AMONG YOU
“And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.” Leviticus 26:12 This verse of Scripture is a...
THY WORDS WERE FOUND, AND I DID EAT THEM
“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name,...
THE LORD HATH NEED OF HIM
“Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat:...
UNTO THEE DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL
“Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and...
THE PROGRESSION OF REJECTION
“But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and...
ARE YOU A LISTENER?
“And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant...
SLACKERS
“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers...
FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS
“Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with...
WHO IS LIKE UNTO THEE?
“Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing...
THE EVIDENCE OF TRUE WISDOM
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,...
THE ABSENCE OF WISDOM
“For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” James 3:16 The context of James 3:13-18 primarily...
COUNTERFEIT WISDOM
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” James 3:15 There is more than one source of...
THE OPPOSITE OF WISDOM
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.” James 3:14 Our text is...
WHO IS A WISE MAN?
“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of...
THEY MUST HEAR
“For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings...
GOD BE MERCIFUL
“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be...
TOO OLD TO SERVE?
“O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God,...
NO NEUTRALITY
“He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.” Matthew 12:30 The Pharisees, as usual,...
A REPROBATE MIND
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are...
FAINT, YET PURSUING
“And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing...
GOD IS IN YOU
“And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in...
DISOBEDIENT, STUBBORN, PRIDEFUL, INDEPENDENT
“She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.” Zephaniah...
THE HOME AND CHURCH
“Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about...
IT SHALL BE TOLD THEE
“And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all...
AMAZIAH WOULD NOT HEAR
“But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the...
DON’T LEAVE THE OTHER UNDONE
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier...
OVERCOME AT THE LAST
“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.” Genesis 49:19 Jacob called for his sons to gather around...
OF HIM, THROUGH HIM, AND TO HIM
“For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.” Romans 11:36 This verse of...
HE BEHELD THE CITY, AND WEPT OVER IT
“And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,” Luke 19:41 Jesus had visited Jerusalem numerous times...
OBADIAH-A FRIEND OF PREACHERS
“For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a...
AS A FATHER DOTH HIS CHILDREN
“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,” I Thessalonians 2:11...
IT MAY BE
“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may...
BUILDING WHAT WE HAVE DESTROYED
“For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.” Galatians 2:18 Paul’s letter to the...
INCLINE YOUR HEART UNTO THE LORD
“Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel. And the...
WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL OF YOU
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.” Luke 6:26 In...
JUST THINKING
“We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.” Psalm 48:9 If a person could learn to control his...
LET NO MAN GLORY IN MEN
“Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death,...
SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND
“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man...
WHY DO WE COMPLAIN?
“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?” Lamentations 3:39 Without having their spiritual...
VALIANT FOR THE TRUTH
“And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from...
HELP MY UNBELIEF
“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child...
DON’T LOOK FOR WHAT YOU HOPE TO FIND
“He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.” Proverbs 21:21 God’s ways are...
IF THEY ONLY HAD A HEART
“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with...
HERE AM I; SEND ME
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send...
IDLE TALES?
“And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.” Luke 24:11 No doubt, it had been a long and dreary...
HAVE I BECOME YOUR ENEMY?
“Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own...
THE WAY OF PEACE
“And the way of peace have they not known.” Romans 3:17 There is much talk in our world about the subject of peace. Everyone...
MARK THE PERFECT MAN
“Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:...
DOTH JOB FEAR GOD FOR NOUGHT?
“Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?” Job 1:9 We are familiar with the story of Job. He was...
BECAUSE HE HUMBLED HIMSELF
“Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in...
WHAT MAKES A FATHER GLAD?
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.” Proverbs 10:1...
THIS HE SAID TO PROVE HIM
“And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.” John 6:6 The multitudes were following Jesus. At this...
GOD WAS RIGHT, WE WERE WRONG
“Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:” Nehemiah 9:33...
HER ADVERSARY PROVOKED HER SORE
“And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. And as he did so year by...
THEY LISTENED, UNTIL…
“And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it...
HE BROUGHT US OUT TO BRING US IN
“And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our...
HE’LL REMIND YOU OF ME
“For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance...
ALL FOR ONE
“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of...
THE HEAVENS DECLARE HIS GLORY
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Psalm 19:1 This is one of the foundational...
WRESTLING WITH THE BLESSER
“And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.” Genesis 32:24 Twenty years had...
AFTER THE DEATH OF MOSES
“Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’...
COMPLETE OBEDIENCE
“Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.” John 2:7 Jesus and His disciples...
NO DOMINION OVER YOUR FAITH
“Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.” II Corinthians 1:24 Paul,...
HONEST WITH OUR MONEY
“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be...
KEEPING COMMITMENTS
“He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.” Psalm 15:4 The Lord uses the psalmist to answer the questions,...
HONORS THE DESERVING
“In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD.” Psalm 15:4 The Psalmist gives specific...
OUR TREATMENT OF OTHERS
“He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his...
OUR WALK, WORK, AND WORDS
“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.” Psalm 15:2 What kind of character...
WHO CAN LIVE WHERE GOD IS?
“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?” Psalm 15:1 David asked two questions in...
DOING MORE THAN IS REQUIRED
“Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.” Philemon 21 Paul was...
WHERE IS BOASTING THEN?
“Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.” Romans 3:27 “Where is...
BELIEVING A LIE
“Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. So they took the money, and did as they were taught:...
ELISHA, THE WATER BOY
“But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of...
CAN DREAMS COME TRUE?
“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.” Ecclesiastes...
HE GAVE NOT GOD THE GLORY
“And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout,...
FOLLOW ME
“And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow...
MY HIDING PLACE
“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance....
THAT ALL THE EARTH MAY KNOW
“That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.” I Kings 8:60 The work of...
THE KING’S HEART
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” Proverbs...
REVERENCE MY SANCTUARY
“Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 26:2 The word “sanctuary” means...
SHOUT FOR JOY
“Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.” Psalm 32:11 Is the...
AN EVIL REPORT
“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which...
AS A LITTLE CHILD
“Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.” Luke...
GIVE ME THINE HEART
“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.” Proverbs 23:26 The heart is the center of our being. It is...
STIFFNECKED AND UNCIRCUMCISED IN HEART
“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.” Acts...
MY MEDITATION OF HIM SHALL BE SWEET
“My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.” Psalm 104:34 We are frequently reminded of the importance...
THEY WERE SORE DISPLEASED
“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying,...
THE REWARD OF OBEDIENCE
“And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only...
PREPARING THE HEART FOR TRUTH
“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and...
LOOKING AT THINGS UNSEEN
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal;...
THEY TURNED BACK, SEEKING HIM
“And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.” Luke 2:45 No matter how many times we read...
HE WAS INDUSTRIOUS
“And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over...
THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S
“The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” Psalm 24:1 What a fabulous...
CHOOSING
“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;” Hebrews 11:25...
THE BUTLER FORGOT HIM
“Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.” Genesis 40:23 Joseph is one of the truly outstanding men we...
SECLUSION
“And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and...
WE DON’T ALWAYS GET WHAT WE WANT
“As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at...
I WILL BE WITH YOU
“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” Exodus 33:14 What more could a person possibly want,...
THE LORD PONDERS THE HEART
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.” Proverbs 21:2 What a great truth this is!...
REAPING WHAT WE SOW
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of...
MANY OF HIS DISCIPLES WENT BACK
“From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.” John 6:66 Defectors, or deserters, have always...
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.” I...
I AM BUT A LITTLE CHILD
“And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to...
THE POWER OF LOVE
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” Ephesians 5:25 Perhaps the...
GOING THE SECOND MILE
“And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.” Matthew 5:41 What does it mean to be a “second-mile...
ENLARGED THROUGH DISTRESS
“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my...
WHAT NATION SO GREAT?
“For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him...
NO GREATER JOY
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” III John 4 What is the reward of the true Bible teacher,...
PRAYER MADE WITHOUT CEASING
“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” Acts 12:5 The church...
THE PATH GETS BRIGHTER
“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” Proverbs 4:18 The...
O GIVE THANKS
“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” Psalm 107:1 This Psalm joins with scores of...
GIVE THYSELF WHOLLY TO THEM
“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.” I Timothy 4:15 Paul’s...
BACKSLIDERS IN HEART
“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” Proverbs 14:14...
SERVING THE LORD AS FAMILIES
“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other...
JESUS TOLD THEM AGAIN
“Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot...
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
“But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And Adonibezek said,...
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and...
ONLY A POT OF OIL
“And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any...
WE ARE ONLY MEN
“Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, And saying,...
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE THAT WAIT
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be...
SITTING AT THE FEET OF JESUS
“Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the...
YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT
“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.” Numbers 32:23 It...
QUIT YOU LIKE MEN
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” I Corinthians 16:13 Paul’s admonition to the members...
THE PRICE OF DISOBEDIENCE
“And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a...
HOLINESS BECOMETH THINE HOUSE
“Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.” Psalm 93:5 When we think of the house of...
FOLLOWING JESUS
“And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in...
GOD MEANT IT UNTO GOOD
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people...
SOMEONE TOUCHED ME
“And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Luke 8:46 Jesus was walking to the...
GOD HEARD
“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and...
IN THE LIGHT
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If...
I WILL NOT RULE OVER YOU
“Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast...
I LONG TO SEE YOU
“For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;” Romans 1:11 One of...
GOD KEEPS HIS WORD
“And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing...
HELPING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all...
IF THE LIGHT GOES OUT
“Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him...
THE POWER THAT WORKS IN US
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto...
THE LIBERAL SOUL
“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The...
SHALL YE SIT HERE?
“And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? And...
THE ATTITUDE OF SUPERIORITY
“And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.” Luke 22:24 Sometimes the Bible is...
ONE THING
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to...
SHOW THYSELF
“O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.” Psalm 94:1 The writer of the...
WE LIVE IF YOU STAND FAST
“Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: For now we live, if ye stand fast...
LIVING IN NOD
“And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.” Genesis 4:16 Tragedy...
IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME
“Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with...
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
“And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the...
WE ARE OF GOD
“We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the...
CONTENT, OUT OF GOD’S WILL?
“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the...
FROM VILLAIN TO HERO
“And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his...
NEGLECTING GOD’S HOUSE
“Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts....
TALEBEARING
“A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.” Proverbs 11:13 There is much said...
WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST?
“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of...
I HAVE FOUND A MAN
“Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that...
THE LORD IS IN HIS TEMPLE
“But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.” Habakkuk 2:20 In the verses previous to this,...
WHERE ARE THE NINE?
“And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” Luke 17:17 Life would never be the same for...
THE LIKEMINDEDNESS OF TIMOTHY
“But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. For I...
BECAUSE HE LOVES US
“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy...
HIS HEART WAS MOVED
“And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people,...
THE BATTLE WITHIN
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye...
MY SERVANT
“My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.” Numbers 12:7 Numbers 12 begins with Miriam and Aaron raising...
DON’T QUIT
“And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who...
THE FRUIT OF PRIDE
“Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.” Proverbs 13:10 This illuminating verse exposes the...
THE WAY TO VICTORY
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and...
WHAT IS WRONG IS WRONG
“But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Colossians 3:25...
WHO AM I?
“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt....
WHAT IS THAT TO THEE?
“Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.” John 21:22 The context that...
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
“For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted...
SHOW ME THY WAY
“Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in...
THY SLEEP SHALL BE SWEET
“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” Proverbs 3:24 This...
LET THIS SINK IN
“Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.” Luke 9:44 In this...
SPEAK NO MORE OF THIS MATTER
“I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. But the LORD was wroth...
TRUST AND OBEY
“Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.” Psalm 37:3 If ever there were...
IT IS GOOD TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD
“But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” Psalm...
WE ARE THE SERVANTS OF GOD
“We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. And thus they...
UNTO THE CHURCHES
“And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:” Galatians 1:2 One of the greatest discoveries of the...
IS THE LORD’S HAND WAXED SHORT?
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee...
PERFECTING HOLINESS
“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting...
PREACHING THAT PROFITS
“And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo....
THERE STOOD BY THE CROSS OF JESUS
“Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary...
THE PURPOSE OF PRESSURE
“Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom...
OUR PRAYER IS HIS DELIGHT
“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.” Proverbs 15:8 Is...
EVERY MAN
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful...
INSINCERE REPENTANCE
“And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the...
HAVE FAITH IN GOD
“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be...
BE NOT AFRAID OF THOSE WORDS
“And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard,...
RISE UP, LORD, AND RETURN
“And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that...
REPENT OR ELSE
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will...
ADDICTED TO THE MINISTRY
“I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted...
GO FORWARD
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:” Exodus...
THE CERTAINTY OF TRUTH
“That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.” Luke 1:4 As Luke begins this...
SOW NOT AMONG THORNS
“For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.” Jeremiah...
FEAR HIM
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and...
THE DANGER OF ECUMENISM
“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of...
TILL THERE WAS NO REMEDY
“But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against...
BEHOLD THE WORKS OF THE LORD
“Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.” Psalm 46:8 We miss opportunities for great...
APPROVED OF MEN
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things...
ENCOURAGING GOD’S SERVANTS
“Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be...
HIS WORD WAS WITH POWER
“And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for...
TAKE AWAY THE DROSS
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.” Proverbs 25:4 The process of...
MAKE US GODS
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and...
REASON OR REVELATION
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art...
THY FACE, LORD, WILL I SEEK
“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.” Psalm 27:8 These words of David...
HE HATH BLESSED
“Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.” Numbers 23:20 Balak, the king of...
BLESSED ARE THE FAITHFUL
“Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and...
THE RESULT OF OUR BLESSING
“God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving...
FORFEITED BLESSINGS
“Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his...
THE BLESSING OF CONSECRATION
“For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow...
BLESSED ARE THOSE THAT BELIEVE
“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have...
HIS SEED SHALL BE MIGHTY
“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty...
THE BLESSING OF CHASTISEMENT
“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;” Psalm 94:12 Most of us have probably never...
THE BLESSED MAN IS A BLESSING
“And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace...
BLESSED IN OBEDIENCE
“Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I...
THE BLESSING OF SINS FORGIVEN
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity,...
SEEKING GOD’S BLESSING
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand...
BLESSED ARE THOSE THAT LISTEN
“Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it...
THE BLESSING OF UNITY
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head,...
BLESSED ARE THEY THAT ENDURE
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised...
BLESSINGS POURED OUT
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of...
THE BLESSED MAN FEARS GOD
“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty...
BLESSED IS THE NATION
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” Psalm 33:12 Is it...
BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men...
BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9 THE BLESSED MAN is engaged in...
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 THE BLESSED MAN is a man whose heart has been cleansed...
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7 This aspect of THE BLESSED MAN is linked to the principle...
BLESSED ARE THE SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6 Here again, we find a...
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 It would be hard for us to imagine a prouder generation...
BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 According to our Savior, blessings come from mourning....
BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 Thus begins the familiar teaching usually...
ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in...
THE PROSPEROUS LIFE
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not...
THE WORD OF GOD AND THE BLESSED MAN
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” Psalm 1:2 God blesses the person...
THE COMPANIONS OF THE BLESSED MAN
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of...
THE BLESSED MAN
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of...
THE GIFT OF TIME
“Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I...
DAILY MAINTENANCE
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another...
SPEAK TO GOD, THEN THE KING
“Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said unto the king, If it...
DEMAS HATH FORSAKEN ME
“For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto...
WITH US IS THE LORD OUR GOD
“Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there...
WHEREFORE THINK YE EVIL?
“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4 Jesus had just healed a sick man...
GOD’S OVERSIGHT
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:...
A MIND FIXED ON GOD
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26:3 We know how...
GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your...
YET WILL I REJOICE
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields...
IN DUE SEASON
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9 Perseverance and...
A SPIRIT LIKE CALEB
“But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto...
A HOUSE OF PRAYER
“And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Saying unto them, It is written, My...
ICHABOD
“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her...
AT THE SAME TIME
“Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at...
HIS LOVE PERFECTED IN US
“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.” I John 4:12...
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 God, in His wisdom and grace, reveals...
I AM WITH THEE
“And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy...
SCREENING YOUR TEACHERS
“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” Proverbs 19:27 Teaching or...
SHAME ON US
“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.” I Corinthians 15:34...
SAVING LOT
“And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the...
YE ARE YET CARNAL
“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as...
PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD
“I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a...
THERE WAS GREAT JOY
“And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the...
BECOMING LIKE THE MASTER
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and...
MORE FOR US THAN AGAINST US
“And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray...
FIGHTING A GOOD FIGHT
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” II Timothy 4:7 The language Paul used here...
“I”
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!...
THE EYES OF THE LORD
“The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3 There is nothing more basic, or more...
MAKE THY WAY STRAIGHT
“Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.” Psalm 5:8 David needed...
THERE IS NO OTHER GOD
“Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach,...
NEHUSHTAN
“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had...
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good...
SAY UNTO MY SOUL
“Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.” Psalm 35:3...
GO TO BETHEL AND STAY THERE
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when...
WILL GOD DWELL ON EARTH?
“But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less...
BE NOT TROUBLED
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is...
WATCHING OUR WORDS
“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” Proverbs 10:19 In our desire to...
DRAW NIGH TO GOD
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double...
I SOUGHT FOR A MAN
“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not...
WHAT SHALL WE GIVE GOD
“And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy...
THE BLAME GAME
“And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.” Genesis 3:12 Some things...
UNTIL I WENT INTO HIS SANCTUARY
“Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.” Psalm 73:17 It would do us all well to fall in love...
GREAT GRACE WAS UPON THEM
“And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them...
NEITHER EGYPT NOR CANAAN
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye...
TRANSFORMED THROUGH DEATH
“Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall...
CALLING EVIL GOOD
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet,...
UNBELIEF AND HARDNESS OF HEART
“Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because...
HALTING BETWEEN OPINIONS
“And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal,...
GOD IS ABLE
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good...
AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT
“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set...
LOOKING UNTO JESUS
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which...
SET THINE HEART
“And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall...
ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD
“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the...
WE NEED WISDOM
“Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so...
CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the...
WHEN HE SLEW THEM, THEY SOUGHT HIM
“When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.” Psalm 78:34 The psalmist is...
BRING MARK TO ME
“Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.” II Timothy 4:11 The...
BELIEVE IN THE LORD, AND HIS PROPHETS
“And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said,...
DILIGENCE
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” Proverbs 10:4 There is much to be...
HE HAS, HE IS, HE WILL
“Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us.” II Corinthians 1:10...
ASK FOR THE OLD PATHS
“Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall...
THE STRAIT GATE
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go...
GET THEE BEHIND ME
“Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and...
OUR VOLUNTARY WILL
“If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will...
COME AND SEE
“And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto...
RECEIVING THE GIFT
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” John...
THE WORD MADE FLESH
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of...
REMEMBERING
“That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?...
FAITH FINDS A WAY
“And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the...
THE NECESSITY OF SERVICE
“And he must needs go through Samaria.” John 4:4 Jesus was traveling north from Judea toward Galilee, and stated emphatically...
KEEPING RANK
“All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the...
THE PUREST MOTIVE
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling...
TRUSTING OR TRYING
“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also...
THE LORD TAKES PLEASURE IN HIS PEOPLE
“For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.” Psalm 149:4 There is nothing that God...
MORE THAN CONQUERORS
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or...
THINE ARE WE
“Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of...
MORE WORK
“And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be...
REST FOR THE SOUL
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am...
COMMITTING OURSELVES TO GOD
“Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou...
GOING THE SECOND MILE
“And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.” Matthew 5:41 Taught by our Savior, this principle of life...
I SHALL GO SOFTLY
“What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my...
THE DESIRE OF THE SLOTHFUL
“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.” Proverbs 21:25 There is much in the Bible about the...
FANNING THE FLAME
“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.” II...
BLOWING TRUMPETS
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use...
ALWAYS DELIVERED UNTO DEATH
“Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we...
THE DISCIPLINE OF EXCELLENCE
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave,...
IN THE EVIL DAY…STAND
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye...
REBELLIOUS BY NATURE
“Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.” Deuteronomy 9:24 Moses is recalling the journeys of...
DOING MY PART
“For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply...
PLEASING THE LORD
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my...
TAKE THE LOWER ROOM
“But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go...
WHO ARE THE TROUBLEMAKERS?
“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not...
MORE AND MORE
“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and...
LITTLE BY LITTLE
“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against...
HE KNOWS WHO IS TRUSTING
“The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.” Nahum 1:7 In Nahum’s...
WHERE ARE THE NINE?
“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his...
THE EFFECT OF MUSIC
“And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the...
NOT SINNING WITH OUR LIPS
“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one...
THE BREAD OF LIFE
“I am that bread of life. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever:...
BE STILL
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 This...
ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH
“And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was...
GOD WILL SHOW US HIDDEN THINGS
“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus...
THE JOY OF THE LORD
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for...
TRIALS HAVE THEIR PURPOSE
“Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn...
SERVING OUR GENERATION
“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw...
ABBA FATHER
“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,...
GODLINESS IS PROFITABLE
“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little:...
GOD IS THE JUDGE
“Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from...
KINGS AND PRIESTS
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth....
HONORING VETERANS
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this...
CHOSEN VESSELS
“…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings,...
DON’T LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU HEAR
“Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth...
REDEEMED FROM . . . REDEEMED FOR
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good...
JEHOSHAPHAT’S COMMITMENT TO TEACH
“Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and...
JEHOSHAPHAT’S HOLY AGENDA
“And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.” II...
JEHOSHAPHAT’S SPIRITUAL PURSUIT
“And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; But sought...
JEHOSHAPHAT’S STRONG DEFENSE
“And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. And he placed forces in all the fenced cities...
ENCOURAGING OURSELVES
“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for...
READINESS OF MIND
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the...
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” Proverbs 29:2...
EVERY DAY WILL I BLESS THEE
“Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.” Psalm 145:2 There are many things in life that...
YE WHICH ARE SPIRITUAL
“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering...
WHAT CAN WASH MY SINS AWAY?
“For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord...
ASA WAS WROTH WITH THE SEER
“Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa...
TO THIS MAN WILL I LOOK
“Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is...
BE IT UNTO ME ACCORDING TO THY WORD
“And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.” Luke...
THE HOUSE OF ONESIPHORUS
“The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in...
WHAT ABOUT YOUR SINS?
“And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you,...
WHO TOUCHED ME?
“And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my...
THE LORD ANSWERED HIM NOT
“And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. And when Saul enquired of the LORD,...
SO MUCH THE MORE
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye...
HOW SHALL WE CLEAR OURSELVES?
“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the...
WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in...
NOT OF DOUBLE HEART
“Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they...
NUMBERING OUR DAYS
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 In this prayer, the request is made...
VAIN RELIGION
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is...
BE STRONG AND WORK
“Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye...
RISE, LET US BE GOING
“Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.” Matthew 26:46 After spending an extended time of teaching...
AS A FATHER PITIETH HIS CHILDREN
“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are...
TURNED INTO ANOTHER MAN
“And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.” I...
KEEP SEEKING HIM
“And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made...
A COMPASSIONATE FATHER
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell...
A PROPHET HATH BEEN AMONG THEM
“And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they...
TURNING HEARTS TOWARD HOME
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart...
DESTRUCTIVE PRIDE
“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.” Proverbs 18:12 None of us want to see our...
HEZEKIAH’S TESTIMONY
“And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. And in...
OCCUPY TILL I COME
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten...
I HAVE SET MY AFFECTION
“Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have...
CALL UPON ME
“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” Psalm 50:15 This is the heart of God...
TILL THE DAY OF HIS SHOWING
“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.” Luke 1:80...
LEARNING TO FEAR GOD
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together,...
LOOK ON THE FIELDS
“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields;...
MAKING DISCIPLES
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach...
ALL FOR HIS GLORY
“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” I Corinthians 10:31 Revealed in this...
SERVING THE LORD
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of...
BECOMING LIKE JESUS
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.” Galatians 4:19 What is God’s...
A GOOD NAME
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1 More...
LEARNING TO GIVE
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how...
LETTING OUR LIGHT SHINE
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew...
ASK, SEEK, KNOCK
“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one...
THROUGH CHRIST
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 Paul was very familiar with the demands of...
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18 What a wonderful command and...
LAUNCH OUT
“Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon...
ETERNAL INVESTMENTS
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay...
FORGETTING THE PAST
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching...
FAITH PLEASES GOD
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of...
OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God....
THE RIGHT FRIENDS
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” Proverbs 13:20 We are reminded in...
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER
“Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as...
OBEYING SPIRITUAL LEADERS
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that...
THE CHURCH FAMILY
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye...
EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in...
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Galatians 5:14 The Lord...
DEATH PRECEDES LIFE
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth...
THE FIRST FRUITS
“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and...
FIRST REMOVE THE BEAM
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how...
THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
“Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of...
LOVING GOD SUPREMELY
“Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and...
ONE THING IS NEEDFUL
“And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and...
THE VALUE OF A SOUL
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Mark 8:36 How valuable is a soul?...
SEEK YE FIRST
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 All...
A PLACE OF SAFETY
“Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.” I Samuel...
DIVERS WEIGHTS
“Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Divers weights are an abomination unto the...
WHEN I AWAKE WITH THY LIKENESS
“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” Psalm 17:15 Like...
HIGHER GROUND
“The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To...
WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT ARE YOU?
“But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.” Luke 9:55 Jesus was visiting a...
WHAT PEACE?
“And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of...
ENEMIES OF FAITH
“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom...
I AM WITH THEE
“And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy...
THE DEPRAVITY OF THE FLESH
“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which...
GOD WILL PROSPER US
“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but...
THE LIVING WORD
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and...
WHEN I SAW HIM
“And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the...
THERE
“And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. Arise, get thee to...
ABIDE WITH US
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. And they...
THE JOY OF OBEDIENCE
“It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.” Proverbs 21:15 The children of...
OUR INHERITANCE
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively...
WHO CAN STAND BEFORE GOD?
“And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?” I...
THE PATIENCE OF JOB
“Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is...
RENEW OUR DAYS
“Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.” Lamentations 5:21 The prophet is lamenting...
FORBEARING ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness...
HELP, LORD
“Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.” Psalm 12:1 David begins his...
GOD’S GRIEF FOR THEIR MISERY
“And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of...
THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE
“And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.” Luke 7:50 Jesus had been invited to eat in the home of a...
NO RESPONSE
“And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal,...
STIRRED BY WHAT HE SAW
“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.” Acts...
MY HEART IS GLAD
“I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory...
ACCUSATIONS
“And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why...
NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the...
A FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
“The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.” Proverbs 13:14 It is a wise person who lives...
I WILL TURN ASIDE AND SEE
“And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned...
WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE?
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34 Jesus teaches us to train our hearts and minds to...
THE INSECURITY OF SIN
“When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having...
THE CERTAINTY OF TRUTH
“Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of...
BEHOLDING YOUR ORDER
“For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your...
THEY CAME NOT TO GOD’S HELP
“Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the...
KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD
“Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 21 Jude wrote...
FOR THE SIN HE KNOWS
“For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile,...
BLESSED ARE YOUR EYES
“But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous...
SEEKING WISDOM
“And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.” I Kings 10:24 Solomon, the heir to...
FEAR CAME UPON THE CHURCH
“And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.” Acts 5:11 What eventful days these were for...
THE CAPTAIN IS NEAR
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against...
TRUTH SANCTIFIES
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 17:17 This passage is found in that glorious portion of the...
THEY THAT KNOW THY NAME
“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” Psalm 9:10...
FAITHFULNESS
“And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king...
LET THY WORK APPEAR
“Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and...
THE VEIL WAS RENT
“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the...
THE ABSENCE OF LEADERSHIP
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6 The words of...
OUR SUFFICIENCY IS OF GOD
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” II Corinthians...
KEEP THY FEET
“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from...
KEEP THINE EYES
“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.” Proverbs 4:25 The wise writer of Proverbs...
KEEP THY MOUTH
“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.” Proverbs 4:24 After saying in the previous verse,...
KEEP THY HEART
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Anyone who knows the Bible or...
WHO HINDERED YOU?
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?” Galatians 5:7 Paul, in seeking to help the Galatians...
THE LORD IS WITH THEE
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.” Judges...
HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD
“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the...
WHO IS WINNING?
“Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of...
YE ARE GOD’S BUILDING
“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God...
DAVID’S HEART SMOTE HIM
“And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine...
HE LOVETH OUR NATION
“And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he loveth our...
TO BE WITH HIM
“And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.” Mark...
THE NEXT GENERATION
“And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. And also all that generation were...
WHAT IS MAN?
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art...
GOD IS A REWARDER
“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Revelation 22:12...
GOD IS LIFE
“For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” John 5:26 God has life in...
GOD IS TRUTHFUL
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.” Titus 1:2 God is truth. It is...
GOD IS THOUGHTFUL
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected...
GOD IS GENEROUS
“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all...
GOD IS ORDERLY
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” I Corinthians 14:40 The work of God is done with order and arrangement, and He...
GOD IS GENTLE
“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.” II Samuel 22:36 These were the...
GOD IS PERSONAL
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” John 17:3...
GOD IS WISE
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it...
GOD IS A TRINITY
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” II...
GOD IS GOOD
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Psalm 34:8 The goodness of God is seen both...
GOD IS COMPASSIONATE
“And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.” Mark 1:41...
GOD IS MILITANT
“The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.” Exodus 15:3 In the past few generations, a spirit of pacifism has permeated...
GOD IS JEALOUS
“For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” Exodus 34:14 God wants our love...
GOD IS JUST
“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is...
GOD IS MERCIFUL
“Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:...
GOD IS LONGSUFFERING
“Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to...
GOD IS LOVE
“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” I John...
GOD’S CONDESCENSION
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his...
THE WRATH OF GOD
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in...
GOD IS HOLY
“For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am...
GOD IS FAITHFUL
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep...
GOD IS SOVEREIGN
“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the...
GOD IS UNCHANGING
“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Malachi 3:6 God is immutable. He will never...
GOD IS ETERNAL
“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the...
GOD IS OMNISCIENT
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar...
GOD IS OMNIPRESENT
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?” Psalm 139:7 There is no place you or I can go...
GOD IS OMNIPOTENT
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 Only God is omnipotent. The...
GOD IS INFINITE
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that...
GOD IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth,...
HE WAS THERE ALONE
“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there...
FORFEITED BLESSINGS
“Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my...
WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE?
“Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi...
REMOVE FROM YOUR PLACE AND GO AFTER IT
“And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing...
REJOICING TO HEAR HIS VOICE
“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly...
WHEREIN HAVE WE ROBBED THEE?
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” Malachi 3:8 The...
HOLY BRETHREN
“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ...
OUR EXAMPLE
“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.” I John 2:6 The Bible is very clear about...
ALAS, MY LORD
“And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we...
SUCH WERE SOME OF YOU
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor...
HE WILL GUIDE
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall...
IT CAME INTO HIS HEART
“And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.” Acts 7:23 Stephen...
DON’T CRITICIZE
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law,...
WHERE ARE THE MEN?
“And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” I Samuel 17:10...
THE LOVE OF MONEY
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced...
I AM READY
“So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.” Romans 1:15 It is hard to imagine any...
WHY DO YOU SHOW ME?
“Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise...
A STRONG FINISH
“I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” John 17:4 What a wonderful Savior...
I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED
“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded...
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
“As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD...
IT IS TIME TO SEEK THE LORD
“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and...
WHEN HE THOUGHT THEREON, HE WEPT
“And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou...
CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH
“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort...
PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish...
HIS COMPASSIONS FAIL NOT
“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is...
ADORNING THE GOSPEL AT WORK
“Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own master, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining,...
MY HEART IS FIXED
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid,...
WHAT WE HAVE IN CHRIST
“That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ...
SHOW KINDNESS TO MY MASTER
“And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master...
THE GOLDEN RULE
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” Luke 6:31 I can remember as a child attending public...
FORGIVING OTHERS
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am...
HE COMFORTS US, WE COMFORT OTHERS
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in...
MY PEOPLE HAVE COMMITTED TWO EVILS
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken...
CONQUERING CRITICISM
“Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings.” I Peter 2:1 Salvation...
THE MEEK WILL HE TEACH HIS WAY
“The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.” Psalm 25:9 There are great promises in the Bible to...
LOVING RIGHT AND HATING WRONG
“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou...
THE PLACE OF GOOD WORKS
“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be...
WE WILL NOT FORSAKE GOD’S HOUSE
“For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the...
BEWITCHED
“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently...
GOD WILL USE IT
“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:10 Job discovered one of the...
STRENGTHEN THE BRETHREN
“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee,...
LEARN, RETAIN, OBEY, ENJOY
“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to...
STANDING ON GOD’S GROUND
“He [Eleazar] was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground...
LEADERSHIP
“Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee:...
HEAVENLY MINDED
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:2 We are strangers and pilgrims in a world that...
RIVERS OF LIVING WATERS
“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He...
THANKFUL IN DISAPPOINTMENTS
“I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ.” I Corinthians 1:4 Paul...
COME THOU WITH US
“And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’s father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which...
JAMES’S DECISION
“Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God.” Acts 15:19 The churches...
FROM FEAR TO FAITH
“Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. What time I am afraid, I will...
STAY IN EPHESUS
“Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. As I besought thee to...
SUPERVISING OURSELVES
“And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all...
THE PROPHETS PROPHESY LIES
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will...
THE REASON WE’RE HERE
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and...
HONOR ALL MEN
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.” I Peter 2:17 The Bible teaches us to show respect in a...
HIS CHILDREN ARE BLESSED
“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.” Proverbs 20:7 Is it possible that our descendants...
UNRESOLVED CONFLICTS
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours....
FINDING FAULT
“Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his...
TODAY
“Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of...
UNITY AND PRAYER
“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them...
BELIEVING IN OTHERS
“And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not...
EVERYONE DOING HIS PART
“For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that...
DO NOT MY WORDS DO YOU GOOD?
“O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him...
WHY ARE YOU SO FEARFUL?
“And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his...
ASKING OUR FATHERS
“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will...
FEED MY SOUL
“For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalm 107:9 The Psalmist is recalling the...
LOT VEXED HIS RIGHTEOUS SOUL
“And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and...
COMPLAINING
“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD...
MY HEART IS TOWARD THE GOVERNORS
“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.” Judges...
SUBDUING ALL THINGS UNTO HIMSELF
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body,...
ASKING WITH CONFIDENCE
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that...
DAVID PERCEIVED THAT HE WAS KING
“And David perceived that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people...
IN QUIETNESS SHALL BE YOUR STRENGTH
“For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall...
TRUTH NEVER CHANGES
“For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” Psalm 100:5 The simple phrase,...
ANSWERED PRAYER
“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou...
THE LIMITATIONS OF THE ENEMY
“When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of...
THE LIFTER OF MY HEAD
“LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no...
GOD MAKETH MY HEART SOFT
“For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me.” Job 23:16 Job was a man in great conflict of soul, both...
WHAT WILL WE HAVE?
“Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have...
PEER PRESSURE
“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a...
LETTING PATIENCE WORK
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience....
GRACE AND PEACE MULTIPLIED
“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.” II Peter 1:2 True grace and...
HIS DESIRE IS TOWARD ME
“I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.” Song of Solomon 7:10 This tender passage speaks to us of the affection...
WALKING CIRCUMSPECTLY
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.” Ephesians 5:15 The word circumspect means “to be...
NAZARITES AND PROPHETS
“Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite....
FORESIGHT
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.” Proverbs 22:3 The word...
GOD’S APPROVAL
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” II...
WHERE ARE THE PATTERNS?
“So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaea.” I Thessalonians 1:7 When Paul wrote the church at...
THE PEACE OF GOD
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” Colossians...
HIS WAY HAVE I KEPT
“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.” Job 23:11 Job was as human as the rest of us, but he...
CONTINUAL PRAISE
“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the...
IT TAKES MORE THAN CHAINS
“And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling...
TEAMWORK
“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” I Corinthians 3:9...
CHRIST REVEALED THROUGH US
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I...
CHRIST REVEALED IN US
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I...
TRUTH WILL BE TESTED
“But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of...
BE YE NOT AS YOUR FATHERS
“The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me,...
WHO AM I?
“Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me...
A FAMINE OF HEARING GOD’S WORD
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but...
HE WITHDREW HIMSELF
“And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.” Luke 5:16 Jesus came to this earth to help people. He came to seek...
OBSERVING LYING VANITIES
“They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.” Jonah 2:8 Jonah was praying to God from within the belly of the...
RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY
“Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy...
THE INFLUENCE OF OUR REPENTANCE
“Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad...
LOYALTY
“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where...
HELP IN TIME OF NEED
“For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we...
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not...
LOOK TO YOURSELVES
“Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.” II John 8...
PRAYING FOR OTHERS
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the...
FAITH IS THE VICTORY
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he...
PRAISE COMES FIRST
“Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against...
TAKING PREACHING SERIOUSLY
“And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be...
A SURE FOUNDATION
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure...
REJOICE IN THE LORD
“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4 The Christian life should be one of rejoicing. Everyone...
BE OF THE SAME MIND IN THE LORD
“I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.” Philippians 4:2 What a practical...
STAND FAST IN THE LORD
“Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly...
DON’T NAME IT AFTER ME
“And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I...
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU KNOW TO DO
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that...
ABRAHAM DREW NEAR
“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” Genesis 18:23 Three heavenly visitors...
THE MOTIVATION OF TIME
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians...
GOD LISTENS FOR OUR CONFESSION
“Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? Shall he turn away and not return? Why then...
IT IS GOOD FOR US TO BE HERE
“Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one...
THE REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH
“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou...
THE PROCESS AND THE PRODUCT
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his...
KEEPING A RIGHT ATTITUDE
“And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto then, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch...
THE STABILITY OF FAITH
“They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.” Psalm 125:1 God certainly...
MEDITATING ON THE LORD
“My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my...
JESUS KNOWS THE REAL YOU
“Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did....
THE POTTER’S HOUSE
“Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then the word of the LORD came to me,...
QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down,...
YOUR LABOR OF LOVE
“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered...
HOLD THE TRADITIONS
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.” II...
HAVING NO HOPE
“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise,...
IS IT A WASTE?
“But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?” Matthew 26:8 This woman had just...
OUR EYES ARE UPON THEE
“O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to...
BECOMING DROSS
“Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace;...
GREATLY BELOVED
“And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee...
CONSIDER YOUR WAYS
“Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.” Haggai...
AM I THE ONLY ONE?
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down...
WE RECEIVE THAT WE MIGHT GIVE
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of...
WHAT GOD STARTS, HE FINISHES
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus...
COMMENDING THE GOOD
“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation....
DON’T MAKE THEM BITTER
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians...
BELIEVING THE NEGATIVE
“Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because...
BE NOT TROUBLED
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is...
DELAYED JUDGEMENT
“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do...
THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED
“The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.” Proverbs 13:19 Most people...
PUT AWAY THE STRANGE GODS
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when...
ARISE, GO UP TO BETHEL
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when...
INITIATIVE
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when...
IN THE BEGINNING
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things...
AN EVIL REPORT
“And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up...
FORBEARING ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness...
SANCTIFY YOURSELVES
“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.” Joshua 3:5 The...
WORKING IN YOU
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the...
I THOUGHT AND TURNED
“I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.” Psalm 119:59 In this brief verse, the psalmist gives us an...
SHOW YOURSELF A WORTHY MAN
“And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be...
HIS TRANSFORMING TOUCH
“And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they...
THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD
“And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord...
MAKING ROOM FOR THE SAVIOR
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room...
HE CAME TO SAVE SINNERS
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am...
THY KING COMETH
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having...
NO MAN CARED FOR MY SOUL
“I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.”...
TO SERVE OR TO BE SERVED?
“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45...
WE DO NOT WELL
“Then they said one to another, we do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the...
BELOVED OF THE LORD
“And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.” II Samuel 12:25 David...
GOD DIRECTS OUR LIVES
“The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are clean in his own...
DESPISE NOT PROPHESYINGS
“Despise not prophesyings.” I Thessalonians 5:20 The word “prophesyings” would apply to both the prophecies of the...
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
“And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.” I Samuel 23:16 David...
WE COME BY THE BLOOD
“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal...
FALSE PROPHETS
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a...
DO IT HEARTILY
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the...
HE RESPECTS THE LOWLY
“Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.” Psalm 138:6 Could God be...
WHO IS GOD LOOKING FOR?
“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is...
HE THANKED GOD AND TOOK COURAGE
“And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul...
HIDDEN TREASURES
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof...
KEYS TO LEARNING
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.” Proverbs...
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
“And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth...
STARTING OVER
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of...
SPEAK MY WORDS UNTO THEM
“And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.”...
CHARITY NEVER FAILETH
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.” I Corinthians 13:7,...
THIS THING IS DONE OF ME
“Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of...
GIVE EAR, O SHEPHERD
“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine...
LIFE IS LIKE A VAPOR
“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and...
BUILDING A FAMILY
“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:” Proverbs 24:3 We all are in the business of...
BY THE WILL OF GOD
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother.” Colossians 1:1 This is one of those phrases...
THE CAUSE OF DEFEAT
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold...
THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and...
THE HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD
“And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not...
CHASTISEMENT
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord,...
WHAT SHALL I RENDER?
“What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the...
IRON SHARPENS IRON
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17 Iron tools, rubbed against similar...
CONSIDER YOUR LATTER END
“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!” Deuteronomy 32:29 Moses, the...
DON’T GET SPOILED
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and...
SEEKING HIS PRESENCE
“And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.” II...
TAKE HEED WHAT YOU HEAR
“And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall...
PREPARING TO SERVE
“And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the...
THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT BOUND
“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.” II Timothy 2:9 Paul knew what...
GOING WELL WITH THY CHILDREN
“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with...
STRIVING TO PLEASE HIM
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.” II Corinthians 5:9 In the first part of...
LEANNESS OF THE SOUL
“And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.” Psalm 106:15 The Israelites were complaining because they...
WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME?
“And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the...
THOU SHALT BE MISSED
“Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.” I Samuel...
WHOM HAVING NOT SEEN, YE LOVE
“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of...
THOU MAN OF GOD
“Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he...
SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK, SLOW TO WRATH
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” James 1:19 What a great piece...
WHY NEED HE SAY MORE
“Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.” Numbers 22:19...
SLACKERS
“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers...
FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS
“Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with...
THEY MUST HEAR
“For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings...
GOD BE MERCIFUL
“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be...
TOO OLD TO SERVE?
“O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God,...
NO NEUTRALITY
“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.” Genesis 49:19 Jacob called for his sons to gather around him. He...