The instructions of theLord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lordare trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the Lordare right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of theLord are clear, giving insight for living. Reverence for theLord is pure, lasting forever. The laws of theLord are true; each one…
What does this phrase, “holy fear,” mean? Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. – Proverbs 9:10 (NLT) Fear theLord, you holy ones of his; for those who fear him lack nothing. – Psalm 34:9 (ISV) In the council of the holy ones God…
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, will you do us a favor?” Jesus asked them what they wanted, and they answered, “When you come into your glory, please let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left.” – Mark 10:35-37 (CEV)…
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. – 1 Corinthians 1:18 (NIV) I don’t think that I can really understand how foolish the Cross is until I see myself living in a season in which I…
There’s nothing too dirty that You can’t make worthy You wash me in mercy I am clean. There’s nothing too dirty that You can’t make worthy You wash me in mercy I am clean. – Natalie Grant, “Clean” (2015) It’s Monday. It’s Holy Week. Yesterday, maybe like many of you, I sat in a church…
Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.” – Genesis 7:4 (NLT, my emphasis) It has been raining a lot in various parts of the…
“Our Father God loved all of His children so much that He gave the only Son He has as the blood sacrifice, so that everyone who has faith in him who did this, will have eternal life and never really die. And Father God did not send his Son to this world to live with…
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains— from where will my help come? My help is from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. He will never let your foot slip, nor will your guardian become drowsy. Look! The one who is guarding Israel never sleeps and does not take naps. The Lord is…
I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may…
May the Lord answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. 2 May he send you help from the sanctuary, and may he sustain you from Zion. 3 May he remember all your gifts, and may he accept your burnt offerings. 4 May he give you…