Numbers 31:14 (NKJV) 14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle. God had spoken to Moses and told him to send Israelite warriors into Midian to slaughter them as vengeance for what some of their women had … Read more
Numbers 20:28 (NKJV) 28 Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. As I was studying recently, I was reading through this passage and the verses before it. The preceding verses … Read more
1 John 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. What was John referring to when He so often said “if we keep His commandments”? In reality, He was referring to much more than an itemized list of “you shall” and “you shall not” orders. He … Read more
1 John 2:4 (NKJV) 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Today’s New Testament commandment-related scripture is a tough one. John didn’t hold back when He spoke these words. He told it like it was. No fluff. No sugar … Read more
1 John 3:22 (NKJV) 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. As we continue discussing the way Jesus referred to commandments, here’s another good scripture to break down. Jesus talked a lot about the importance of prayer, as … Read more
John 15:10 (NKJV) 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. Commandments. They’re not something that we usually associate with the New Testament. When we think of commandments, we almost always think of The Ten Commandments or other … Read more
Exodus 4:1 (NKJV) 1 Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ” Don’t think we are the only ones, when God wants us to do something, who doubt ourselves. Moses felt the same way many times. … Read more
Genesis 22:2 (NKJV) 2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” The promises of God and answered prayers can be oh so … Read more
Jonah 2:1 (NKJV) 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. Have we ever really stopped and pondered on this verse? I remember in Sunday School as a child, learning about Jonah and coloring in the picture, and the teacher having us do a craft related to the story. But … Read more
Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV) 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Walking in Him. Be good, be kind, be loving, be ready to suffer, be ready to … Read more
1 John 4:20 (NKJV) 20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? While I was out running errands the other day, I was in my car … Read more