For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him – Genesis 21:2 Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was well past her child-bearing years when Isaac was conceived. It is evident that no one was more …
He commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead – Acts 10:42 Is this the message that your church, your Bible teachers, your ministry is preaching to the people? Are you proclaiming that God has appointed Jesus …
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted – Matthew 5:4 Jesus is clearly not speaking here of every kind of mourning, some of which is due to the natural consequences of sinful living in a sinful world. Rather, he speaks of those who mourn for their sins, in repentance, recognizing …
He… was subject unto [his parents] – Luke 2:51 Young people, you may sometimes feel as though your parents do not understand you. Neither did Jesus’ parents understand him. In fact, the verse before (50) specifically mentions “they did not understand” what Jesus was saying to them. You may …
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it – 1 Corinthians 10:13 Although this verse is speaking of every …
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong – 1 Corinthians 16:13 As Paul concludes his first, and scathing, letter to the church at Corinth, he leaves them with a rapid-fire set of short directives. “Watch!” Paul says. You have already succumbed to many of Satan’s lies and …
Despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: for whom the LORD loveth he correcteth – Proverbs 3:11-12 Do not despise, or make light of, the chastening hand of God in your life. How does one make light of God’s correction, when it obviously feels so heavy? By not …
[Christ] shall…put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet – 1 Corinthians 15:24-25 Together, these two verses form one of the most encouraging and comforting pictures of reality to be found anywhere in Scripture! Every minute of …
Power belongeth unto God – Psalm 62:11 There is no power — past or present, spiritual or physical, heavenly or earthly — that does not come from God. The only autonomous, self-sufficient being is God himself. All power belongs to him, so he is omnipotent, all-powerful. This is a great comfort to …
As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God – Romans 14:11-12 Today there are many who are blatantly shaking their fists in the face of God, daring Him to judge them for their evil works, …