Ephesians 1:18. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, Being Enlightened When you got saved, your eyes were enlightened for the first time in your life.  Up until then, you were…

Proverbs 18:17  He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. Justifying Your Actions We always tend to justify our own actions in matters of life.  A lot of it is due to pride.  We rarely tend to look at what we are saying objectively like someone else…

Proverbs 17:16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? What is Bible Wisdom Worth What is Bible wisdom worth to you?  A fool does not value true Bible wisdom.  He may value the wisdom of this world, get a college education,…

Proverbs 17:17. A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. A Friend That Sticks By A friend is one who sticks with you in the good and the bad times. They don’t bail out on you when times get tough. A godly marriage should be that way. They should stick…

Proverbs 17:1. Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. Daycare and the Mansion America has not quite learned the meaning of this verse. A quiet life is the best. They would rather put their kids in daycare, work their tails off 60 hours a week or…

Proverbs 17:9. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Getting Mad When Someone Does You Wrong Many of us get mad when someone does us wrong.  When someone transgresses or does something wrong against us, we have a choice.  We can seek love or we can…

Ephesians 5:22. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 1 Peter 5:5. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Biblical Submission I would like to…

Psalms 19:14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. What Comes Out of the Mouth Reflects the Heart You need to think and meditate on the Lord.  What comes out of your mouth often reflects what is in…

Ezra 9:13. And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; Prayers to Obtain Comfort If in our affliction we would pour forth to God such…

Acts 18:27-28. And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. Apollos – A Godly Man…

Colossians 1:14. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: No Greater Comfort There is probably no greater comfort to the child of God than to know that your sins are under the blood of Christ. We have been purchased and made clean by the greatest cleanser of sin ever…

Psalms 13:1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? God Hides From His Saints Sometimes God hides Himself from his choicest saints. We may get this notion when God does not answer our prayer in…

1 Corinthians 6:19. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? A New Sheriff in Town Br. Jonathan Marshall preached an excellent message this year at Common Ground Baptist Camp on the old man…

2 Timothy 2:21. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. Back Washing a Filter Purging is the process whereby impurities are removed.  A filter is something that is used to remove impurities from a…