Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Mt. 5:4 No one can count how many reasons there are for mourning. We could try to enumerate them, but someone could always step forward and present a new and different cause of pain and sorrow. But this verse is not meant to merely encompass …
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6-7 In these verses, the apostle exhorts us to not …
And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel …
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. Eph. 3:16 This verse is embedded in a prayer (Eph. 3:14-21) in which every line deserves our fullest attention. But today let us consider this one verse. In this part of the …
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. John 17:20 To hear that Jesus prays for you may perhaps feel like the sentiments of an overly spiritual dreamer. But here you have it in the high priestly prayer of our Lord himself. He declares that he …
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 If you want to have real peace, our Lord's words here indicate that we need to believe the things he is teaching us here in order …
Heaviness in the heart maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. Prov. 12:25 The word "heaviness" is variously translated as "worry" or "grief" or "anxiety." There are many things which can bring heaviness to the heart, anxiety being probably the most common cause. We worry about so many …
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive. Eph. 4:14 This verse begins with the word "that" or, "in order that" - which means it follows from a previous …
The LORD God . . . long-suffering. Exodus 34:6 Or, as it could be translated, "slow to anger." This is what God is like. Of course, it is not the sum total of what God is like; the passage under consideration lists a number of other attributes as well, including the fact that God will by no means …
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in …