Romans 16:25–Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26-but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about […]
1 Samuel 17:37–And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” One of the things we learn to cherish from a relationship with God, […]
Romans 13:14-But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. This may go without saying, but the more responsibilities we encounter the greater the capacity we need to handle them. As a Christian we are called not only to “endure” them, but also called to be effective for Christ […]
Romans 8:25-26–But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought,but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.I’ve come to appreciate praying for other people because they have […]
Luke 14:10-11–But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles […]
Luke 10:23-24–Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”Whenever we find ourselves discontent with our lives, one way of shifting our attitude is […]
Luke 9:18-20–Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20 Then he said to them, “Butwho do you […]
Luke 4:1-3-And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to […]
Luke 1:13,25–But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John….25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”Just like Zechariah, […]
Judges 16:20–And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.The Lord sometimes teaches us basic principles through drastic circumstances. For example I work harder to try and […]