James:4:14-15 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.” New Year’s Day is almost here.… Read More »
Hebrews 6:11,12 “And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” In the verse prior to the above, Paul commends the recipients for their good… Read More »
Hebrews 6:10 “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” It can be easy to get focused on the hardships we experience at times because we are Christians. Because those occasions can… Read More »
Proverbs 14:14 “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” The above verse compares two people by looking at their choices and the results they experience. The word “backslider” means someone who has turned away or turned aside. It refers to a professing… Read More »
II Thessalonians 1:11,12 “Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to… Read More »
I Corinthians 4:19,20 “But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” Paul cared much for the Corinthian church, but it was a problem church. They… Read More »
Matthew 16:3 “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” There is little doubt that the “signs of the times” are occurring all around… Read More »
II Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” In this verse, Paul talks of every believer being able to see the Lord “as in a glass.”… Read More »
James 4:5-9 “Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to… Read More »
James 4:1-4 “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because… Read More »