“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person … Continue reading With No Doubting
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A Lamp to My Feet
“Your word is a lamp to my feetand a light to my path.”“The wicked have laid a snare for me,but I do not stray from your precepts.Your testimonies are my heritage forever,for they are the joy of my heart.I incline my heart to perform your statutesforever, to the end.” (Psalms 119:105,110-112) If the Word of … Continue reading A Lamp to My Feet
Know My Heart
“Search me, O God, and know my heart!Try me and know my thoughts!And see if there be any grievous way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting!” (Psalms 139:23-24 ESV) What are some circumstances which come to your mind where you might be led to pray this prayer? One of the ones which comes … Continue reading Know My Heart
Letters to the Seven Churches, Thyatira
“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. But I … Continue reading Letters to the Seven Churches, Thyatira
The Counsel of the Nations
“Let all the earth fear the Lord;let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!For he spoke, and it came to be;he commanded, and it stood firm.The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;he frustrates the plans of the peoples.The counsel of the Lord stands forever,the plans of his heart … Continue reading The Counsel of the Nations
Thieves and Robbers
“’Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he … Continue reading Thieves and Robbers
Letters to the Seven Churches, Pergamum
“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among … Continue reading Letters to the Seven Churches, Pergamum
Sometimes It’s the Little Things
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4 ESV) “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when … Continue reading Sometimes It’s the Little Things
Not According to Christ
“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule … Continue reading Not According to Christ
Folly to Those Who are Perishing
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “’I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’ “Where is the one who is wise? Where is … Continue reading Folly to Those Who are Perishing
