Matthew 4:8-10 “Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the […]

Galatians 3:23-26 “Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, […]

Luke 18:1-8 ‘And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.  He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.  And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’  For a while […]

Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart     be acceptable in your sight,     O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” John Gill in his commentary on Psalm 19:14 says, “as words and thoughts are, when they are according to the word of God; and as the sacrifices of prayer, […]

Psalm 119:11-16 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate […]

Proverbs 25:28 “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Donald S. Whitney, in his book, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, begins by equating a disciplined life to one who practices an art or a sport in order to get better. Which has a more positive connotation for […]

1 John 3:1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Author Pink, in his book on the Attributes of God, says, “It is not simply that God […]

The Lord Is My Shepherd A Psalm of David. 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads me beside still waters.3     He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness    for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,    I will fear no evil,for you are with me;    your rod and your staff,    they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table […]

John 16:33 ‘I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”’ The promises of God are the surest anchor we have in times of trouble, especially when we seem to think that we are alone. When our troubles overwhelm us […]

1 Corinthians 10:31-33 “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.” In all […]