“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.” … Continue reading Every Perfect Gift
Bible Studies
An Effectual Doer
“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten … Continue reading An Effectual Doer
God Rebuking the Arrogant
“My soul is crushed with longingAfter Your ordinances at all times.You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed,Who wander from Your commandments.Take away reproach and contempt from me,For I observe Your testimonies.Even though princes sit and talk against me,Your servant meditates on Your statutes.Your testimonies also are my delight;They are my counselors.” (Psalm 119:20-24 NASB1995) The speaker, … Continue reading God Rebuking the Arrogant
Give Me Understanding
“I have done justice and righteousness;Do not leave me to my oppressors.Be surety for Your servant for good;Do not let the arrogant oppress me.My eyes fail with longing for Your salvationAnd for Your righteous word.Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindnessAnd teach me Your statutes.I am Your servant; give me understanding,That I may know … Continue reading Give Me Understanding
My Hiding Place
“I hate those who are double-minded,But I love Your law.You are my hiding place and my shield;I wait for Your word.Depart from me, evildoers,That I may observe the commandments of my God.Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live;And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.Uphold me that I may be … Continue reading My Hiding Place
The False Light Darkens
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12-13 NASB1995) There are many people in … Continue reading The False Light Darkens
Behold, the Lamb of God!
”The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” “Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard … Continue reading Behold, the Lamb of God!
Make Straight The Way
This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” … Continue reading Make Straight The Way
The True Light Enlightens
“There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them … Continue reading The True Light Enlightens
Run With It 