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…

2 Chronicles 16:9. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. The eyes of the Lord watch for you, no matter where…

John 10:10. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Without Christ, you cannot have abundant life.  You might be alive and breathing, but you do not have life, true life that will…

1 Corinthians 9:25. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. Temperate – Moderate in the indulgence of the appetites and passions Temper – To mix so that one part qualifies the other; to bring to a…

Psalms 8:4. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Sometimes you wonder why God would even bother messing with sinful man.  We messed up His world by disobeying Him and getting into sin.  We cost Him his son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  We have…

John 9:41. Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. The first prerequisite to getting saved is realizing you have a vision problem.  The Pharisees refused to believe so.  They had gotten very used to living a self-righteous life; some…