Psalms 150:6. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Praise – The expression of gratitude for personal favors conferred; a glorifying or extolling. – Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Praise for the Lord Praise for the Lord is something that should be in every Christian’s heart and mouth.  Everything that breathes…

Proverbs 1:4. To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. Subtilty to the Simple The Word of God will make a wise man or woman of anyone.  It can give subtilty to the simple.  Simple can be singleness or weak in intellect.  Though someone may not have worldly wisdom, yet…

Genesis 3:1. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Slight of Hand The devil is subtil.  He is not an “in your face” kind…

Psalms 80:8. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Transplanted in Canaan God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt and planted them in the land of Canaan.  He cast the heathen out in the process and a made a way for them.  Israel…

Romans 12:1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. A Reasonable Service A reasonable service for a Christian is giving our lives up for God.  A dedication or consecration is a setting aside of your…

Galatians 5:7. Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? It is Not How You Start It is not how you start but how you finish that matters.  You can start off with good intentions, but if you finish in the wrong place, or quit, it probably does…

Psalms 78:22. Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: Refusing to Believe the Bible Do you live a life of belief?  There are those who will not get saved because they refuse to believe in the God of the Bible.  They believe in a god, just not the true God…

Psalms 78:7-8. That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. Setting Your Heart on the Right…

Romans 6:1-2. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Sanctification is Critical The sanctification of the believer is critical after being saved.  You need to grow in the grace of God.  That means “quit…

1 Corinthians 8:3. But if any man love God, the same is known of him. You Don’t Need to Tell People When you really love God, you don’t need to tell everyone that you do.  A true love for God is manifested to others primarily in your actions.  If you don’t ever do anything for…

Romans 8:27. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. God Knows Your Heart God knows what is on our hearts.  A lot of the time it is bad, though it’s not always purposeful.  We need…

Ephesians 5:33. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. The husband must be strongest in family patience; bearing with the weakness and passions of the wife; not so as to make light of any sin against God, but…

Proverbs 1:7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Starting Out Wrong Will End Wrong The fear of God will keep you out of a lot of trouble.  All knowledge begins with the fear of God.  When you start out with the wrong premise, you will…