“Then Job arose and tore his rose and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.” Job 1:20 “Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, who show lovingkindness…
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.” Psalm 119:9 There are so many temptations out there! Especially for young, single adults. Paul reminds us that “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful,…
“…and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.” Sweet freedom! Free from guilt and shame, from judgment and condemnation, from sin and separation. Free from the bondage of the law! Free to live as sons…
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,…
“Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted… You however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the…
In the book of Esther after Haman is humbled by having to lead Mordecai around town on the king’s best horse, Haman goes home to complain to his wife. Her reply? “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish origin, you will not overcome him,…
“But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.” 1 Timothy 6:6 Contentment is the hardest attitude to cultivate, but one that is well worth it! Contentment comes on the heels of thanksgiving and praise. Contentment is a byproduct of humility. Contentment looks forward to Heaven. …
“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love and power and discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Fear is the opposite of faith. But it is also a human emotion that must be brought under the authority of the cross by taking every thought captive and replacing Satan’s…
“’Am I a God who is near,’ declares the Lord, ‘And not a God far off? Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?’ declares the Lord. ‘Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?’” Declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 23:23-24 The answer: “Where…
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell securely; And this is…