“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.’ Psalm 51:10-12 David is called […]
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.: Romans 10:17 There are some things in our lives that take a lot of prayer and a lot of faith to overcome. But why is it so hard sometimes to stand in faith for those things? D.L. […]
“great are your purposes, and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of men; you reward everyone according to his conduct and as his deeds deserve.” – Jeremiah 32:19 Pastor J. Mike Minnix, in his blog pastorlife.com, writes the following: “During World War II, an […]
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 In his book, “A Spiritual Clinic,” J. Oswald Sanders wrote about the lasting family legacies of two families from New York. “Two families from the state of […]
“I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God. So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God.” But […]
‘…your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.’ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”’ Matthew 6:32-33. You ask, ‘When I think about God, is that the same as praying?’ It can be. We are all […]
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and […]
“‘Is not my word like fire,’ declares the LORD, ‘and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?’” Jeremiah 23:29 In 1931, Dietrich Bonhoeffer began teaching at the University of Berlin. His pastoral ministry continued as a chaplain and a teacher of a confirmation class for young boys in […]
“Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is the man who gains riches by unjust means. When his life is half gone, they will desert him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool.” – Jeremiah 17:11 In March 2024, Lamor Whitehead, nicknamed the […]
“To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.” Jeremiah 6:10 Stephen Macchia, in his book “Becoming a Healthy Church” writes the following: […]
“Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.” – Jeremiah 15:19 In his book […]
“But they will reply, `It’s no use. We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’” Jeremiah 18:12 In 1986, two Soviet ships collided in the Black Sea when the Admiral Nakhimov, a passenger liner, and the freighter Pyotr Vasev struck […]
“I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. John 3:3 Suppose you had a rich aunt somewhere, and you didn’t know she even existed, but she knew you existed and she left you a lot of money in her will. […]
“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.” – Jeremiah 4:22 In March 2024, a pastor in Southern California was arrested in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot. […]
“You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?” – Jeremiah 12:1 Hans Urs von Balthasar, in his book “A Theology […]