Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; When we do things for the Lord, we should always do it to the best of our ability.  The Bible word for that is “heartily.”  When we do things heartily, we do them with zeal and vigor.  You are…

Genesis 2:5  And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. The first mention of rain in the Bible is…

Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? We often question God and his motives in why He made us with certain traits, characteristics or faults.  We might not always admit it openly to others,…

2 Corinthians 12:15 – And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. The apostle Paul said he would rather spend and be spent.   When we work for the Lord, we should give our all for the Lord.  At times we…

Love is an expansion of the soul, or the inflaming of the affections, by which a Christian breathes after God as the supreme and sovereign good.  Love is to the soul as weights to the clock, it sets the soul a-going towards God, as the wings by which we fly to heaven.  By love we…

2 Samuel 21:1-2  Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites…

2 Samuel 15:25-26 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here…

Luke 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. Do not even such things as are most bitter to the flesh, tend to awaken Christians to faith and prayer, to a sight of the emptiness of this world, and the fadingness of the best…

2 Samuel 18:21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. When the battle finally went down between David and Absalom, who David’s friends and who his enemies were was made pretty clear.  There were spies and enemies on both sides of the…

2 Samuel 16:10  And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? Getting Cursed Out and Keeping Your Heart Right Shimei came out cursing David on the…

2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Marrying Up The blue bloods and upper class practice a thing called “marrying up.”  They seek good marriages for their children in order to improve the social status of their family…

2 Samuel 14:30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. Getting Our Attention By Starting a Fire Absalom was having trouble getting Joab’s attention.  To remedy the problem, he set Joab’s…

Psalms 25:12 What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. Are You Pliable in the Lord’s Hands Are you pliable in the Lord’s hands like clay?  This verse says that if you fear the Lord, the Lord can teach you in a way that He chooses.…

Psalms 18:43-44 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. A People Who Did Not…