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 1:1 “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 »
I Corinthians 9:26-27 “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” In these verses about running a race… Read More »
Psalm 85:6 “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” During this time of year, many churches will have meetings that are often labeled “revivals.” Although the word “revival” is not used in the Bible, the word “revive” is, and it means to be restored to health or life, be… Read More »
John 7:16,17 “Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” The leaders of Jesus’ day knew that He had not been given Scripture training… Read More »
II Chronicles 17:3-5a “And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand.”… Read More »
Jeremiah 18:6 “O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.” Here are some more lessons from the Potter’s House. 1. The Potter Does Not Throw the Clay Away –… Read More »
Jeremiah 18:4 “And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.” Here are some more things seen in this passage about the clay and the potter. 1. The Vessels Are Made from… Read More »
Jeremiah 18:3 “Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.” God sent Jeremiah to the potter’s house to learn a lesson so that he might share a Divine truth to Israel. It is a lesson everyone needs to learn. This verse reveals several things: 1. The… Read More »
Philippians 1:9,10 “And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;” Paul often prayed that the people he wrote to in his letters would… Read More »