Archives for August 2013

Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Here you have Jesus giving us His example of how to treat the Scriptures. First, He expounded them. That means He interpreted, translated, explained clearly and exactly. That is what we should be […]

Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. It is always shocking to me to meet so many young American Christians that have no idea that we are to expect to be hated. Being a Christian was not the road to popularity. Jesus never said it was. Too many […]

Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. We prove what we would do with more by the way we handle the little that God gives us. Our usual attitude and complaint is that […]

Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. If we learned to forgive Colossians 3:13 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. Ephesians 4:32 And be […]

Luke 19:48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. Can you imagine people being that attentive today to what the Lord has to say? They were very attentive. The enemies of the Lord couldn’t even find how to attack or harm Him. World Evangelism […]

Luke 9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. Jesus goes aside privately with his apostles. The godly leader spends time with those that He is training in private. He […]

Luke 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. Every church member and pastor already knows what will work and won’t work. If discipleship is mentioned the first thing you hear is that we tried […]

Luke 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? Whose business are we about at this time? At the age of twelve Jesus was not thinking of what was best for His family neither for Himself but what His […]

Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. Look at the response that comes from the disciples. They were told to go into all the world and immediately after he goes into Heaven they go forth and begin preaching every […]

Mark 10:42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your […]

Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. How much of what we teach and practice is just a keeping of our own traditions and not the commandment of God. We have been commanded to take the gospel to the world […]

Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. Incarnation is where God became human or put on human flesh. John 1:14. For missionaries this is an important […]

Matthew 27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. Pilate knew exactly why the religious people of his day had brought Jesus before him. He knew that they were simply jealous of how the people loved and followed Jesus. They had no real grounds on which to try Jesus. My thought as […]

Matthew 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. In Jesus day religious people wanted to tell others what to do and then not do it themselves. They laid big burdens on others when […]

Matthew 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. This verse just happened to fall on our 40th anniversary of marriage. I thought it very fitting. God joins together couples in marriage. It is the most wonderful thing in the world. To […]

Matthew 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. I dare not be among them that would hinder what the God of Heaven might want to do in and through my life due to my unbelief. There are worlds that have yet to hear the gospel. There are places that […]

Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. What are you doing to produce laborers for His harvest? In the next verse we are commanded to pray […]

Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. He taught His disciples to pray that His kingdom would come and that His will would be done even here on the earth. How many Christians have this prayer on their hearts? It should be the desire of our […]

Malachi 1:6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: If then I be a father, where is mine honour? And if I be a master, where is my fear? Saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? God […]

Zechariah 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, Even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is […]

Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea. Shall be filled it says. The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the world as waters cover the seas. With such a promise how can you not desire to […]

Micah 2:1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they practise it, Because it is in the power of their hand. How I wish that the people of God would take the idea from this verse and do just the opposite. What would it be […]

Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, That I will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the LORD: 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, They […]

Joel 2:12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn unto the LORD your God: For he is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness, […]

Hosea 1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. When God wanted to speak to His people He told Hosea to go and […]

Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. A tremendous promise is given to us in this verse. If we know our God we will be strong and do. The word exploits is not […]

Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; The lost religious world will most likely not believe in our God unless He shows himself […]

Ezekiel 44:23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. God’s people need to learn to discern right from wrong, what is pleasing to God and what is not pleasing. It is the Word of God that gives us […]

Ezekiel 36:22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, […]

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. The heathen shall know that He is the Lord, the Holy […]

Ezekiel 33:33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. They may not hear or obey the message but at least they need to know that there has been a prophet among them. I think that the shocking thing is that the […]

Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. Our God does not have pleasure in the death of the wicked, The question is asked and here it is answered. The only death that he delights in would be that […]