Galatians 5:26 (NKJV) 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Envy. It’s something we’re warned against many times throughout the word of God. But there seems to be more envy in the church today than there has ever been. Some of this is due to the ways of the world … Read more
Isaiah 7:14 (NKJV) 14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. According to the Webster dictionary the definition for Immanuel is Messiah. I remember as a young girl, I would go to Sunday school because my parents made … Read more
Genesis 50:20 (NKJV) 20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. These are words that were spoken by Joseph, as he faced his brothers; the brothers who sold him into slavery … Read more
Proverbs 18:24 (NKJV) 24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Jesus is an example of a true friend. He listens to us and hears us even when all others turn us away. He helps us through things even when it was us that brought on the … Read more
Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV) 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. It … Read more
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. In all your ways, acknowledge Him. That’s a section of these verses that seems to get skipped over too often, while people focus … Read more
John 10:14-15 (NKJV) 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. The love that Jesus Christ has for us is beyond our comprehension. He laid down His … Read more
1 Corinthians 14:33 (NKJV) 33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. Where God is, there will also be peace. This is something that we need to remember when making choices and decisions in our lives. Sometimes the choices we have to make … Read more
Psalm 91:1 (NKJV) 91 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. There is a “secret place”. It’s a place where we can hear God speak to us. This isn’t necessarily a physical place. It could be. But it can also be a quiet … Read more
Matthew 11:29 (NKJV) 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Jesus was meek, gentle and humble. And yet He was powerful in everything He said and did. Why? Because He acted by the Holy Spirit, not by … Read more
Matthew 13:22 (NKJV) 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Have the cares of our situation or the cares of this world been taking us on a little detour … Read more