Ephesians 1:13b-14 …ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. The Holy Spirit seals us when we get saved. When something is sealed, that does two things. One, it keeps whatever is inside from…
Every good race horse has a handicap – Jack Wood Ecclesiastes 9:11. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time…
Ezra 9:8. And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. There is a window of…
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. Being an ensample is more than just being an example. An ensample is a sample that…
1 Timothy 6:10. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. There is a burden in prosperity. The love of money has taken many a person down. The rich pierce themselves through with many…
2 Chronicles 31:21. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. Hezekiah was a godly king for the Lord by instructing the high priests of the Lord.…
John 17:14-17. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the…
Philippians 3:9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: The true Christian is only found in Jesus Christ. He does not have his own righteousness. The only thing he has…
Psalms 26:8. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Do you love the house of God? Many today consider going to church a drudgery. Some of that may be well placed. If I had to go to a dead, religious church, I might not love church.…
Psalms 119:155. Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. Salvation is something this world just does not understand. The devil has blinded them to the need for it. They have come up with every kind of religion and charity and means to make man feel good about himself. It all…
Psalms 120:1. In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. In our distress we often call on the Lord. At times we lose faith that He hears us. We can rest assured that He hears according to the promise in this verse. The question is whether He responds in the way…
2 Chronicles 23:1. And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. Jehoiada the priest, and his…
2 Chronicles 18:5. Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand. Ahab, the king of Israel, had four hundred prophets who were…
Acts 9:5. And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. A prick is something sharp or pointed. A goad to prod an animal with is a type of prick. Often old time animal harnesses had pricks…