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…

Psalms 51:10-12. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. God Has to Clean the Heart God has…

Psalms 50:19-21. Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in…

Daniel 1:8. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Living Separate From Sin Living separate from the world requires purpose.  You…

Indeed there is no duty in the Christian’s whole course of walking with God, or acting for God but is lined with many difficulties, which shoot like enemies through the hedges at him, while he is marching towards heaven: so that he is put to dispute every inch of ground as he goes. – William…

Ephesians 2:7. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. The Ages to Come The ages to come are going to be a special time.  We will be with Jesus and living in a holy, perfect, sinless environment.  God wants…

John 1:14. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Grace and Truth Jesus was full of grace and truth.  He spoke the truth, but did so with grace with those who had…

Acts 28:24. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. Acts 28:27. For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart,…

Psalms 46:1. To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. God’s Help – You Need It You need God’s help more than you think.  God is our refuge and strength.  He is a place we can hide from…

Acts 26:2. I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: Thinking Yourself Happy Paul thought himself happy.  Sometimes you have to push through life and just think yourself happy.  David encouraged himself in the Lord.  There…

God alone can work these miracles of grace.  He interferes, as it were, between me and myself; He makes separation in my heart; He puts self at a distance; He wills that I should go forth from the limits of self, and give myself unto him without reserve, as to whom, from whom, and for…