EZEKIEL 3:1-3: “Then he told me, “Son of Man, eat! Eat what you see—this scroll—and then go talk to the house of Israel.” So I opened my mouth and he fed me the scroll. Then he told me, “Son of … Continue reading →

REVELATION 2:10: “Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until … Continue reading →

JEREMIAH 7:3-7: “This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Change your ways and your deeds, and I’ll let you live in this place. 4) Don’t trust deceptive words like these, and say, ‘The … Continue reading →

ISAIAH 58:6-9: “This is the kind of fast day I’m after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I’m interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food … Continue reading →

JOB 37:11-13: “He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds. It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world, whether for discipline on … Continue reading →

I PETER 5:8: “Be clear-minded and alert. Your opponent, the Devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (ISV) OBSERVATION: How do we win the battle over the enemy of our souls – the Devil? … Continue reading →

I PETER 1:22-23: “Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart. For you have been born again, not by a … Continue reading →

ISAIAH 42:13-15: “For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I’ll help you. Don’t be afraid, you little worm Jacob, and you insects of Israel! I myself … Continue reading →

JAMES 1:25: “But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.” (NKJV) OBSERVATION: Do … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 12:6-7: “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he punishes every son he accepts. What you endure disciplines you: God is treating you as sons. Is there a son whom his father does not discipline?” (ISV) OBSERVATION: … Continue reading →

ISAIAH 30:31-32: “At the Lord’s command, the Assyrians will be shattered. He will strike them down with his royal scepter. And as the Lord strikes them with his rod of punishment, his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps. Lifting … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 2:8-9: “You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things … Continue reading →

TITUS 2:14: “He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good deeds.” (ISV) OBSERVATION: Am I enthusiastic about doing … Continue reading →

II TIMOTHY 2:14-15: “Remind others about these things, and warn them before God not to argue over words. Arguing does not do any good but only destroys those who are listening. Do your best to present yourself to God as … Continue reading →

II CHRONICLES 33:10-13: “And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen. Therefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him … Continue reading →

I THESSALONIANS 4:3-8: “God’s will is that your lives are dedicated to him. This means that you stay away from sexual immorality and learn how to control your own body in a pure and respectable way. Don’t be controlled by … Continue reading →

COLOSSIANS 3:2-3: “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” (NKJV)‭ OBSERVATION: Am I “heavenly minded”? This is what Paul is exhorting us to … Continue reading →

PHILIPPIANS 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”‭‭ OBSERVATION: Can I really do “all things”? In this day of “promise verse” Christianity, we have lost the needed discipline of critical thinking. This is one of the … Continue reading →

PHILIPPIANS 3:20-21: “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working … Continue reading →

ECCLESIASTES 3:1: “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” (‭NKJV‬) OBSERVATION: How do I deal with the changing seasons of life? This is a question we all face as we go through life, and … Continue reading →