Luke 24:38. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Troubles and thoughts go together. When thoughts that are not good arise in our heart, they can cause troubles. The devil can get in the mind and put evil thoughts there. It is so important that…
Luke 23:31. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? The Lord was talking about how things would be when he came back and comparing them to the time in which he was living. The point was, it was a wicked day in which he lived.…
2 Kings 10:31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. Watching over your heart as a Christian is very important. Jehu did a lot for the Lord early…
Colossians 3:19. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. James 3:14. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. Bitterness in the home is a bad thing. When husbands quit loving their wives, they soon will become bitter against them. Wives…
Psalms 17:14-15. From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when…
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? Sometimes when the Lord does not answer our prayers as fast as we want we quickly begin to think He has forgotten us. David thought, at times, it…
1 Corinthians 13:5 – Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; One thing about charity, in I Corinthians 13, is that it does not seek its own, it is not selfish. The world’s mentality is-you are number one. Everything is about pleasing self. If we are…
1 Kings 18:37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. When Elisha was praying to the Lord before the altar, he asked the Lord to hear him. God wanted to reveal himself to to his people.…
1 Kings 15:3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. David’s grandson and great grandson did not do a very good job as kings. Rehoboam and his son,…
Psalms 43:3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Headlights are a useful thing on an automobile. They send out a light in front of the car and lead you down the road. The average range of a good…
Psalms 48:14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. We need a guide in this life. Some use their own intellect. Others use what the television tells them. Many trust in a professor or teacher in school. In the end, they will all fail…
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. I think sometimes the cares of this life can overtake us. The Lord warns to take heed to ourselves. If you don’t take…
Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Many of us are easily offended in life. It is important that we develop thick skin as Christians. When you love God’s law, really, nothing should bother you. If you love God’s law, you will walk humbly. When you are humble,…
1 Kings 13:18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. The prophet that went to talk…