EZRA 4:1-2: “When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple for ADONAI the God of Israel, they approached Zerubbabel and the leading patriarchs and said to them, “Let us build with you, … Continue reading →

REVELATION 2:17: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Ruach is saying to Messiah’s communities. To the one who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone—and written … Continue reading →

I JOHN 5:16-17: “If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask, and God will give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death—I am … Continue reading →

I JOHN 1:8-10: “If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and purify us from all … Continue reading →

II Peter 2:17-19: “These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. The gloom of utter darkness has been reserved for them. For by mouthing grandiosities that amount to nothing, they entice in sensual fleshly passions those … Continue reading →

I PETER 5:7: “Cast all your worries on Him, for He cares for you.” TLV ‭‭OBSERVATION: What, me worry? Worry is antithetical to faith. Yet, still I find myself worrying. I worry about the present, I worry about the future, … Continue reading →

I PETER 3:13-18: “Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not be afraid or worry about their threats. Instead sanctify … Continue reading →

JAMES 4:13-17: “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For … Continue reading →

JAMES 1:2-4: “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” … Continue reading →

ECCLESIASTES 5:17-19: “Behold, this is what I myself have seen. It is beneficial and good for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy all of his toil that he labors under the sun during the few days of his … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 7:20-25: “And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The LORD has sworn And will not relent, … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 2:14-18: “Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared the same humanity—so that through death He might break the power of the one who had the power of death (that is, the devil) and … Continue reading →

RUTH 2:10-12: “Then she fell upon her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes that you have noticed me, even though I am a foreigner?” Boaz replied and said to … Continue reading →

II TIMOTHY 2:24-26: “The Lord’s slave must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, tolerant. Let him give guidance with humility to those who are in opposition—perhaps God may grant them a change of mind, leading … Continue reading →

II TIMOTHY 1:5-7: “I recall the genuine faithfulness within you, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure it is within you as well. For this reason I remind you to fan into … Continue reading →

ISAIAH 65:24-25: “And it will come to pass that before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like the ox, … Continue reading →

I TIMOTHY 1:5: “Now the goal of this command is love from of a pure heart and a clear conscience and a genuine faith.” TLV OBSERVATION: What is my goal in life? As a follower of Jesus Christ, what am … Continue reading →

II THESSALONIANS 3:7-13: “For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, for we did not behave inappropriately among you. And we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but worked night and day with labor and … Continue reading →

ISAIAH 36:18-21: “Beware that Hezekiah does not mislead you by saying, ‘ ADONAI will deliver us.’ Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods … Continue reading →

PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14: “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself as having taken hold of this. But this one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal for the … Continue reading →