“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offence at Him.” Mark 6:3 This verse sheds some light on the life of Jesus as a youth before he […]
“Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.” John 4:6 In this passage, Jesus had been travelling all day in the hot sun, and coming to this resting place He sat down by the well, hungry, […]
“A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” John 4:7 The Samaritan woman went out from her home on a very ordinary errand, to fetch water from the public well, and before she returned home she had met the Christ and He had […]
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” – Jeremiah 33:3 In April 1912, Constance Gracie awoke in the middle of the night in New York. Seized with anxiety, she began to pray. Her prayer book opened “by chance” […]
“Your word is more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.” Psalm 19:10 William Tyndale translated the Bible into English while living in Germany, and in 1525, he was able to publish the New Testament in English. But the church […]
“Then the LORD sent out a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship. But all […]
“Jesus took the blind man by the hand, led him out of the village, then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. The man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees. Then Jesus […]
“While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Luke 5:12 This man revealed his faith through his prayer. He had no […]
“But the seeds on the good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop” Luke 8:15 To persevere is to continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty. And we all have […]
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. You don’t light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before […]
“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.” Psalm 40:3 God knows the power of music and He told Moses in Deuteronomy 31:19 to “write down this song and teach […]
“So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.”Acts 19:20 The Word “prevail” means to win and be triumphant. It connotes the presence of a conflict or a battle with one person exerting enough force to overturn the situation and come out on top. This aptly describes what believers should experience in their […]
“And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.” Hebrews 10:38
“Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.” Colossians 2:18 Aidan was an Irish monk who later […]
“When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do […]