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…
John 8:23-24. And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Heaven is…
1 Chronicles 29:14. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. David took up an offering to build the temple before he died. One thing about that offering…
1 Chronicles 26:8. All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom. The Lord blessed Obededom after he had the ark of the covenant in his house for three months. He had eight sons and many grandsons…
Proverbs 24:3-4. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. It takes wisdom and understanding to build a house and then furnish it. It takes a lot of time, effort, and money to make it happen. It…
1 Chronicles 21:17. And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my…
1 Chronicles 13:14. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had. Vance Havner referred to this passage in some of his messages. He was discussing about when the holy things of God become commonplace…
Proverbs 21:2. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Do you always have to be right? Even when we are trying to be honest with ourselves, we often don’t see ourselves in a right light. The Lord sees us differently than we see ourselves. It…
Proverbs 15:10. Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. The flesh does not like to be told it is wrong. Pride will cause you to not take a reproof and change. Some can take a reproof from an elder or pastor, but few can take a…
Proverbs 19:10. Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. DELIGHT, n. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy. – Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Delight according to the 1828 Dictionary is a high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind. Delight and fools do…
James 4:14. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. What is your life? There are at least three possibilities for our path in life. One, we could lead a godless life without…
Psalms 119:19. I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. As for the things of the earth I do not set store by them, whether I have much or little, but hide not thy commandments from me, Lord, let me know the rule that I shall guide my life by.…
2 Kings 25:29. And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. Jehoiachin had been in the King of Babylon’s prison for 30 years before the king had mercy and decided to let him out. When he did that, he first changed his prison garments…
Romans 6:15. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. There is a movement, present today, pushing that which Paul says God forbids. I will call it the grace movement. Grace does allow us liberty, but at a cost. I think in some ways, it was…