Luke 5:31 “And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.” After experiencing 6 days of the flu, it is a relief that I seem to be on the upswing. The fever and the medications I took kept me in bed much of the time.… Read More »
John 12:35 “Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.” In John 8:12, Jesus told His disciples that He is the “light of the world.” It meant… Read More »
Matthew 7:21-23 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out… Read More »
Psalm 34:16 “The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.” In the previous two devotionals, I talked about how God sees and hears what His children do and go through. He also sees what the wicked do – all the time. Two… Read More »
Matthew 18:2,3 “And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Because of sin, people tend to be proud. It is especially true… Read More »
Matthew 13:38-41 “The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and… Read More »
Revelation 20:12 “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” The Great White Throne Judgment occurs at… Read More »
In the KJV, the word “hell” is found in 54 verses. Some of the modern versions try to minimize the occurrences of this word, which they wrongly do. A few cults (Jehovah Witnesses and others) deny the existence of the place, simply saying it refers to the grave. Some people also deny its existence, saying… Read More »
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 excellently sums up the matter of salvation for fallen man. Because of sin, our final destination is Hell, and then the Lake of Fire. There is… Read More »
Angels are mentioned throughout the Bible. The first appearance is of the evil angel – Satan – in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). He was allowed to visit the Garden in order to tempt the new couple. No doubt he had been observing them for some time to learn how to tempt them –… Read More »