The just shall live by his faith, Habakkuk 2:4 Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith, Habakkuk 2:4. This verse is quoted by Paul three times in the New Testament, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:1, and Hebrews 10:38. It is the foundation of living faith. Paul […]
Imagine a novel that starts with: “In the beginning…”, and ends with: “…and they shall reign forever and ever.” Besides Heroes and villains, it includes different languages, poetry, and songs. The text is sourced from various eras, empires, and cultures. The characters are born, pass on their experience, and then die; …and you realize as you […]
Choose this day…Joshua 24:15 Life is a series of choices. Given this knowledge, Joshua stands before the people to make this bold statement: And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… Choose this day; every day. The choice to serve or not serve God […]
Sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war…Jeremiah 4:19 Prior to Jeremiah, the sound of the trumpet was mostly for gathering together for worship. In Exodus 19:13, the sound of the trumpet signaled the ‘all clear’ for the people to come near Mt. Sinai. In Leviticus 25:9, it signaled the beginning of the year of […]
His right eye…Zechariah 11:17 “Right eye” only appears in the Bible three times; twice in Zechariah 11:17 regarding the worthless shepherd. The other time is from Jesus, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you…Mathew 5:29. By repetition they are related. Jesus’ comment comes on the heels of the Beatitudes. With […]
Seven Spirits of God…Revelation 3:1 Wait. There is only one Holy Spirit. True. Jesus speaks of seven Spirits who are before the throne of God, Revelation 1:4 and 4:5. When John is invited into heaven, he hears some spectacular sounds. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices, Revelation 4:5. He also sees many wonderful […]
Why are you cast down, my soul? Psalm 42:5 & 42:11 & 43:5 Three times David cries out to God. Three times David’s situation made him feel helpless. Three times he proclaimed his hope in God: Hope in God means, I shall yet praise Him, the help of His countenance and my God. Psalm 42:5 & 43:5. […]
My Church…Matthew 16:18 Jesus gave all for His church. When He was finished there was no more to give. He gave His life to set the prisoners free, Isaiah 61:1-2a. He came preaching repent; stop going that way—stop thinking that way. Choose God’s way. He was releasing people, one person at a time, from the […]
The greatest of these is love…1 Corinthians 13:12 Of all the things of which Paul wrote about in Chapter 13, these three—faith, hope, and love abide. Whatever gift God may grant us as a believer will eventually fade. But not faith, hope, and love; these three remain. While faith leads us to hope, love remains […]
Now hope does not disappoint…Romans 5:5 Why? because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us, Romans 5:5. How? Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into […]