Archives for January 2010

Matthew 4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. Jesus comes by. He says simply, follow me and I will make you fishers of men. They immediately leave their livelihood and follow Him. This makes me ask myself several questions about us and our desire to serve God. I hope you will answer […]

Malachi 1:6 A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Why is […]

Zechariah 8:17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD. How often do God’s people imagine evil against their neighbors? We allow evil thoughts that would harm their testimony. We think things that would […]

Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. I do not know how many times we think that we are something or that we bring something to God […]

Habbakuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. What a verse and what a prayer that should leap from our lips. The day is coming when the entire world will be filled with the knowledge of His glory. The day […]

Nahum 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. There comes a man bringing good news and spreading the words of peace. Can you […]

Jonah 4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. It might be hard to get us to admit this but I am afraid that it is true much more than we would ever like to admit. We want God to judge somebody. This person or people have done us wrong. We do […]

Jonah 1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. When God is trying to get our attention we usually know it very well. It is amazing […]

Joel 2:27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. What wonderful promises God gave His people. There are three of them. Though this was written to Israel I pray that God do […]

Daniel 9:18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. As Daniel asks God to answer his prayer he says not because […]

Daniel 5:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; This story so much reminds me of us. Belshassar knew better. He knew the story of his dad and how God had clearly shown him and the entire kingdom that he was not to be lifted up […]

Daniel 3:17-18 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which […]

Ezekiel 39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. Several points of interest in the verse. He will make known […]

Ezekiel 34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. God is angry with the shepherds. The only true shepherd is the Lord Jesus Christ. As I read this chapter I see what God wants […]

Ezekiel 28:5-6 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; God is angry with the pride of the prince of Tyrus. His money […]

Ezekiel 18:23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? God asks the question and it is a rhetorical question. Does He get any pleasure from the death of the wicked or lost man? No, He doesn’t! […]

Ezekiel 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. People are responsible for their […]

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. God is good to us. He hears and answers prayer. After hearing the promises that Jeremiah has given from God Jeremiah tells us that we will do well to wait on God. Please note we […]

Jeremiah 51:20 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; God warns His people that He will judge them in Jeremiah. He then tells a pagan king and country that He will use them as His weapons […]

Jeremiah 34:16 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. They polluted his name by ignoring His will. They did […]

Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. The text is speaking here directly to the nation of Israel. God loved them with an everlasting, non ending love. He had drawn them to Himself with loving […]

Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful […]

Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, […]

Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. God has a type of pastor that pleases Him. This pastors will feed their sheep. They will feed them with knowledge and understanding. Pastoring is shepherding. Shepherds make sure that their sheep have good, quality, […]

Jeremiah 1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. God has called Jeremiah. He has plans of using Jeremiah for great things. Jeremiah is afraid. He knows that he does not have the ability to do what God wants him to do. God reminds Jeremiah […]

Isaiah 55:2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. How many wasted lives are there? Are you wasting your life? Are you spending money […]

Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Notice what the messenger brings, good tidings mentioned twice in 32 words. God has sent a message and it is […]