Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. 1 Corinthians 15:49 Adam and Eve were created in His image physically in the beginning (Genesis 1:27). Presumably, this could mean they were created in the physical form that God...
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is...
like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end. | Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 1:12, 13:8 Today, we live in a VUCA world –Volatile, Uncertain,...
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 1 Timothy 3:14-15...
Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven. Lamentations 3:41 It is easy to let our prayers become routine and repetitious, and we need to remember that God listens more closely to our hearts than the phrases from our lips. The Lord Jesus warns us about...
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be...
“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 It can be said that only true believers in Christ will be able to inherit the mind of Christ. The mind of the natural man is...
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people. 1 Timothy 2:1 The book of First Timothy consists of various charges to Paul’s disciple Timothy. The first charge (2:1-8) concerns prayer in the church. The fact that Paul mentions it “first of...
You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. Psalms 65:11 No matter what trials comes our way, no matter what difficulties we have been facing, if we could stop and ponder on the blessings and goodness we receive from God who has showered upon us,...
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:31-32 To have a mental assent to faith does not necessarily mean that there is genuine conversion. Jesus said...
The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD shall not lack good thing. Psalms 34:10 Many worldly minded and non-Christians often remark, “the Bible is full of prohibitions and rules” Too many “shall nots”, “must do this and that”. The fact is, if we study...
Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your...
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalms 19:1 This verse has been a favourite of many who recognise God’s creatorship. The vastness of space “declares” His power and sovereign control over all and calls us to worship Him as not only Creator...
So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place...
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 How we conduct our selves in terms of behaviour and speech will determine how much influence we have on others....
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 In verses 2–8 of Ecclesiastes 3 displays a remarkable listing of 28 “times,” arranged in 14 pairs...
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 The word “keep,” carries strong idea of protection or guarding. It is used 10 times in Psalm 119 to stress the necessity of guarding or protecting the various kinds of instructions in God’s Word: “testimonies, statutes,...
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14 This indictment by prophet Jeremiah of false prophets of his day could easily find a parallel today. The charge was repeated (8:11), so Jeremiah evidently considered it...
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Psalms 23:1 Psalms 23 is perhaps the best-loved, best-known chapter in the Bible. It depicts the beautiful picture of God as the Shepherd. This chapter finds its New Testament exposition in John 10:1-30, where Christ identifies Himself as “the good shepherd”...
O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. Psalms 65:2 There come times when loneliness overshadows like a cloud in a person’s life and no one is there to listen or to provide counsel. Or perhaps, there are some problems so personal and intimate that it seems unfitting or too...
But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus. 2 Timothy 2:16-17 We are all aware of the power of words. There are many instances in life when an unkind or tactless remark could even scar...
