“My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.” (Proverbs 7:1-3, ESV) I have heard of boys who wanted a BB...
"We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will. He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him." (1 John...
Sometimes we hear of someone on a construction job that was not wearing his safety strap. Then he falls from a height to either hurt himself badly or be killed. Jude, the brother of Jesus, wrote a letter that is included in the New Testament. He was writing to a...
"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey...
"Then the Lord said, 'Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously...
“And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go...” (Judges 4:8-9a, KJV) Barak made this promise or covenant with the prophetess Deborah. She wanted him to lead an army of Israelites to battle the...
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." (2 Timothy 3:16, ISV) [1] "And let us continue to consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together,...
Should Christians fast today? If so, how and why should they fast? Below is an overview of fasting in the Bible from the Harper Bible dictionary: "fasting, abstention from food. In the Old Testament there are two kinds of fasting, public and private. Public fasts were...
"Then he said to the crowd, 'If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.'" (Luke 9:23, NLT) [1] On a small town radio station I heard the disc jockey dedicate a song to a woman who was going to...
"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Take...