“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Proverbs 30:5 “This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” Psalm 18:30 Every word. Every word of the Lord proves true. As […]
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures” Psalm 23:1-2a My pastor has begun a study going through the 23rd Psalm. This past Wednesday, as he was detailing various things about sheep, one tendency he noted was for sheep to eat all the way to the […]
“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” Matthew 9:28 Faith is vital to seeing God work. Even if our faith is small as a mustard seed. He knows how hard it is. How discouraging life can be. This is why our God compels us to be strong, and let our heart take […]
“But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?’ He said, ‘But I will be with you’” Exodus 3:11-12a “But I will be with you.” A seemingly simple statement. Yet it identifies a major shift in perspective—one that turns everything around […]
“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD […]
“But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:23-24 To those who are called by God, the crucifixion of Christ—and His resurrection—are the evident power and wisdom […]
“But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King… It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.” Jeremiah 10:10, 12 This is our God. The God who is for us. The […]
“Thus says the LORD: ‘What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless?… Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the LORD, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, […]
“Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.” 1 Samuel 10:26 God touches our hearts to serve Him in different ways. 1 Corinthians 12:18 tells us, “But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he […]
“But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.” 1 Corinthians 12:18 In unerring wisdom and abundant grace, God chose each of us to fill a certain role in the body of Christ. Whatever our gifts, however His grace is made manifest in us, His Spirit […]
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