“’Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them. Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to...
Pray for those who are tattered and torn,
And for those who are sad and forlorn,
Those who need some encouragement strong,
For the many who are being wronged.
Many facing trials, no escape,
Many persecuted on this date,
Many hurting, though it not relents,
Trusting in The Savior God did send...
Proverbs 14 Select Verses NASB1995
16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who utters lies is treacherous.
26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And his children will have refuge.
27 The...
“You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord. You are to keep...
I am reading in Luke 19:28-44.
Jesus Christ was on his way to Jerusalem. He sent two of his disciples to fetch him a colt. When they had acquired the colt they brought it to Jesus and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it (see vv. 28-36).
“As soon as He was approaching, near...
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes...
Looking through the window glass,
What I’m seeing, need not ask.
People staring everywhere
Looking as if they don’t care.
World is going straight to hell,
For the most are under spell,
Hypnotized by what they see
On their teeny tiny screens.
World is lost in all their sins,
While the time is...
Peter and John were arrested and put in jail for teaching the people about Jesus Christ and concerning his death and resurrection. The next day they were brought before a Council and questioned about the healing of a man who was lame from birth, and Peter took this opportunity, as he was filled...
I am reading in Acts 4, but the story actually begins in chapter 3, so I am going to summarize a good portion of this until I get to today’s passage, so that we get the context of what was taking place.
Peter and John were instrumental in the healing of a man who had been lame since birth. With...
The dishonest are calling out dishonesty in others.
The liars are calling out the other liars,
As though they, themselves, are not among the liars.
The corrupt and the disrupters are calling out
The others who are corrupt and who disrupt society.
So this is like “the pot calling the kettle...
“Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone...
These were the Lord’s instructions to Joshua, who was to succeed Moses, after his death, as the leader of the Israelites. And he was to lead God’s people, who were left, out of the wilderness into the Promised Land. God said to him, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” So, the words...
“For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do not be surprised, brothers...
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I...
The love that we are to have for one another is the same love that we are to have for God which is a selfless and self-sacrificial love which prefers to live through Christ, to embrace God’s will, to choose his choices, and to obey them (his commandments) in his power, strength, and wisdom. This...
Monday, October 23, 2017, 11:33 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Gift of God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read various scriptures in the NIV on the subject of encouragement.
Our Need of Encouragement
We all need encouragement, don’t we? And, by encouragement I don’t...