I Timothy 1:18 “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare.” While the tendency is to look at things outside of ourselves in this spiritual war, we certainly do not want to forget that sometimes we are… Read More »
Psalm 119:133 “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” David knew very well what lay within his heart. The inclinations he faced – as well as every other human – was not good and always tend to lead away from God when followed. Because he knew that… Read More »
Psalm 1:4 “The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.” God desires that His children think His thoughts. The first three verses of Psalm 1 reveal that He will bless those who meditate on His Word daily. The Bible is God’s thoughts to us. It is His Word… Read More »
Psalm 1:3 “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Yesterday, I talked about how and why meditation is so necessary to receiving God’s blessing. It is also essential to… Read More »
Psalm 1:2 “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” There are many ideas out there about how to be blessed. Some of the strongest blessings are related to the Word of God. The above verse is a clear example of this principle.… Read More »
Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” In the first chapter of the Psalms, God, through David, reveals the kind of person He wants to bless. These blessings are not necessarily earthly… Read More »
II Corinthians 4:3,4 “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” There is a… Read More »
Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Not long ago, the business… Read More »
Deuteronomy 13:3,4 “Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep… Read More »
Proverbs 30:5 “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” The Bible is the source of truth for every Christian. It repeatedly speaks of Christ’s resurrection from the dead and then declares that He gave them many “infallible proofs” (Acts 1:3) of His resurrection during… Read More »