“Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God;” I Samuel 25:29 David was on his way to punish Nabal, because he had refused to provide food…
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” Ephesians 6:18 I was meditating on prayer this morning and came up with this acrostic about the different kinds of P R A Y E R: …
“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” John 15:11 Many times, while on earth, Jesus manifested joy to those around us. I can imagine the joy that was present when He gathered the children in His…
“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” Romans 8:24 Jesus brought great hope to the earth, hope of deliverance from sin and hope of eternal life with Him. The last few weeks…
“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven” Luke 6:37 The greatest example of forgiveness is shown as Jesus hung on the cross, when He asked the Father to forgive the ones who were crucifying Him.…
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7 Jesus manifested mercy to the thief on the cross. He showed mercy to the woman who was brought to Him accused of adultery. The daily Bible reading this last week or so has been about David. Yesterday I read…
“And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.” Matthew 14:14 We have been looking at the attributes that Jesus manifested while here on earth, and how we can express those same qualities so that others will see…
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:34-35 When we think of the attributes that…
“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.” John 12:21-22 Jesus had just ridden into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey, as…