‘The slingers surrounded and attacked it.’ 2 Kings 3:25 In Old Testament times, ‘slingers’ were people who defeated others by slinging stones and blocking their wells by throwing mud and rocks into them – wells of water that were essential to their survival. Today, mudslingers are people who make malicious […]
“And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.” Colossians 1:18 In 1995, Paul Baloche and Lenny LeBlanc wrote the simple praise song “Above All”. It wouldn’t be until […]
“For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. The wise inherit honor, but fools get […]
“I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6 The praise song “My God is Still the Same” was inspired by Malachi 3:6: “I, The LORD do not change.” Dustin Lolli of Sanctus Real said: “We wrote this song right in the […]
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” John 1:1 Jesus said, ‘The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.’ John 6:63. The words of people can inform us, but only the words of God can transform […]
“Search for it as for hidden treasure.” Proverbs 2:4 When you think about it, studying the Bible is like prospecting for gold or silver. It involves two things: 1. You must look for it. Solomon writes, ‘If you look for it as for silver and search for it as for […]
“Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self …” Exodus 32:13 If you are not sure your prayers can change the situation you’re in right now, read the story of Moses interceding with God not to destroy the Israelites because of the golden […]
‘He cancelled the record of the charges against us.’ Colossians 2:14 Jesus ‘cancelled the record of the charges against us … by nailing it to the cross.’ The word ‘cancel’ means to remove, to neutralise or to offset something. Have you ever got most of the way through a project […]
‘I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.’ Jeremiah 31:34 Do you remember how as a child, you make a mess on your drawing book, and all you have to do is – use the eraser to clean off the mess; and then you can […]
“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.” – Romans 1:21 Psychologists have concluded we are rarely thankful with how much we earn. Remarkably, studies show that most people, regardless of […]
“Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.” 1 John 2:10 In the book “The Jesus Creed,” Scot McKnight writes: “Let me tell you the story of a great missionary named Frank C. Laubach (1884–1970). He grew up in the […]
“Call to Me, and I will … show you … things, which you do not know.’’ Jeremiah 33:3 The God of the universe said: ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know’. Jeremiah 33:3. What do you think […]
“You can pray for anything, and if you believe … it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 The Bible says, ‘Without faith it is impossible to please God …’ Hebrews 11:6. God’s greatest desire is to be believed. You can pray regularly and ritually, and even feel closer to God as […]
“The entrance of thy words gives light and it imparts understanding to the simple” Psalm 119:130 Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States from 1913-1921. He said: ‘I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day; I wonder why they deprive themselves of […]
‘Do not fear, for I am with you; …’ Isaiah 41:10 The first lady to win a Nobel Prize was French physicist Madame Marie Curie. She was the one who said, ‘Nothing in life is to be feared, only understood.’ So: 1. Get the facts about what you fear to […]