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Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming to your former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be…
So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 NKJV In our Scripture passage today, Nehemiah mourns over the destruction that has occurred in his hometown of Jerusalem. This destruction occurred because…
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up your cross, and follow Me.” But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for…
For I, Yahweh your God, hold your right hand and say to you: Do not fear, I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 HCSB Isaiah 41 is titled, “The LORD versus the Nations’ gods” in my Bible. In this chapter God tells the Israelites how He will help them and verse one ends saying, “let…
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Ephesians 5:31 HCSB If you are doing your best to raise Christian sons and daughters, you should also be praying for God to join them with Christian spouses. The Bible tells…
And He replied: Go say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive. Dull the minds of these people; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back and be healed. …
But Zaccheus stood there and said to the LORD, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!” Luke 19:8 HCSB Yesterday, I had the opportunity to share the story of Zaccheus in Children’s Church. Although most…
So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the…
And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which…
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 It’s easy to read through the Ten Commandments and think, “Yes I can do this.” Or maybe, “Sure, I am doing this.” But are you really? In Matthew 19:16-22, the parable of the rich young ruler, this young man came…