“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.’ Luke 1:31 We have sung the words of the Christmas carol, “Silent Night,” since infancy. But those words don’t actually come from Scripture. Silent Night was a poem written by an Austrian priest in […]
For Him Who Believes “‘If you can?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for him who believes.’” Mark 9:23 In the book “You Are Never Alone”, Max Lucado writes: “Bill Irwin was not the first person ever to walk the Appalachian Trail. He was not the only individual to begin in […]
‘Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.’ James 1:19 The Bible gives us three keys to handling our anger the right way. Let’s look at each one and see what we can learn: 1. Be quick to listen. Don’t react, and don’t rush to judgment. […]
‘Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.’ Proverbs 11:4 Abraham Lincoln said, ‘Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.’ It is easier to focus on our talent because, generally speaking, it produces […]
“Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.’” Mark 3:34-35 One day a young girl asked her parents where human beings come from. “Well,” the mother said, […]
‘This voyage will end with disaster and much loss …’ Acts 27:10 Paul told everyone on board the ship bound for Rome, ‘…”Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”’ Acts 27:10. Paul didn’t […]
“And he was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.” Mark 6:6 Steve Jobs was one of the biggest personalities of this generation. He said, “Most people never pick up the phone and ask, and that’s what separates the people who do […]
‘Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’ Luke 18:14. Jesus said: ‘Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: “I thank […]
“Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. […]
‘I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways.’ Psalm 119:15 If you want to grow spiritually, you need a consistent diet of Scripture. In fact, you will never outgrow your diet of Scripture! For there is no substitute, neither is there any supplement. The poet T.S. Eliot said, […]
“Stormy wind, fulfilling His word.” Psalm 148:8 The winds were contrary when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, they were contrary on their way to the promised land, and they were contrary when they got there. There is no such thing as a storm-free voyage: ‘”It is through many […]
“but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.” Mark 4:19 Joyce Meyer said, and you too will agree, that: “When you worry, it says you think you can solve your own problems better […]
‘He chose us.’ Ephesians 1:4 When it comes to God’s will for your life, He decides it and you discover it! It’s not something you can change, or a topic for debate, or a plan you get to have a say in! The truth is, you can miss God’s will […]
“Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop, thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.” – Mark 4:20 On a wall in the Museum of Natural Science in Chicago there is a checkerboard with 64 squares. In the lower […]
“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by […]