Psalms 119:71 – It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Galatians 6:7 – Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. There is a saying “some people only learn things the hard way.” If we are honest…
1 Corinthians 4:6-7 – And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. For who maketh thee to…
1 John 2:16 – For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. The pride of life is not a good thing for the saved or the lost. I have noticed…
Psalms 107:40-41 – He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. Being poor in the eyes of the world is a bad thing. There is the war on poverty…
Psalms 107:17-19 – Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. A fool is a pretty common term…
Psalms 105:4 – Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Some people seek the blessings of the Lord. Some seek his hand of help. Others seek him to get them out of bad situations or trouble. As little kids we would often play hide and seek. We would purposely hide so others…
Isa. 12:2 – Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation. Mark 4:40 – Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? Go on in all simplicity; do not be…
Genesis 1:2 – And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 8:2 – The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; Job…
Song of Songs 2:16 – My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. Matthew 6:28 – And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: Vance Havner was preaching about lilies. He said there are three…
Matthew 24:38 – …until the day that Noe entered into the ark, Matthew 24:39 – And knew not until the flood came… Matthew 26:29 – But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.…
John 8:9 – And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. To the extent that we give way to our will in sinning, to that extent we…
Matthew 18:3 – And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 1 Corinthians 13:11 – When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became…
Acts 17:26-27 – And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not…
Philippians 3:21 – Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. Matthew 20:2 – And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.…