Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, The Dayspring The dayspring from on high is Jesus Christ.  The dayspring is the beginning of the day or the first appearance of light in the morning according to the Webster’s 1828 dictionary.  We commonly call it…

Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And It Came to Pass The phrase “and it came to pass” is used almost 400 times in the Bible.  It is used in…

Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Meddling Meddling in things that are not our business seems to be human nature.  There are lots of reasons why we meddle but for the most part they are not good.  We meddle in other people’s…

1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The Sting of Death The sting of death is sin.  For the born again, child of God, their sin has been paid for on the cross of Calvary.  The Lord took the sting for us when He died in our…

Deuteronomy 32:8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Boundaries God puts boundaries in our lives to protect us.  Instead we are often trying to go over walls we…

Joshua 4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever. The Hand of the Lord The phrase “The hand of the Lord” is used 38 times in the Bible.  Sometimes it is used as an…

Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. The Gift of Good Spiritual Eyes The children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for many years.  In all that time, they could not figure out the basics of the Christian…

Deuteronomy 28:47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Serving the Lord With Joyfulness and Gladness Serving the Lord with joyfulness and gladness is the best way to serve God.  The children of Israel were to obey the commandments of the…

Deuteronomy 23:5 Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee. The Lord Turns Curses Into Blessings The Lord sometimes turns curses into blessings.  Balaam wanted to curse God’s people but the Lord would…

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! A broken heart relishes otherwise than a whole or unbroken one doth. A man that has no pain, or bodily distress, cannot find or feel…

Mark 13:34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. The Porter The porter has a special calling to watch for the Lord’s return.  The word “watch” is…

Psalms 31:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. In Thee Do I Put My Trust We need to put our trust in the Lord and not in man.  One man we like to trust…

Deuteronomy 8:16-18 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou…

Deuteronomy 7:26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. Bringing it in Your House Bringing it in your house when the Lord told you not to is…