Archives for November 2014

II Chronicles 2:5 And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. Solomon is going to build a great temple because it is for His God. He knows that God is great. He knows that God is great and deserves the best that he is able to […]

I Chronicles 21:13 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” David has done wrong. Discipline is coming. David knows that God is good. He knows […]

II Kings 21:20 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. It is amazing how much our children turn out like us. They do what we do and not what we say. When he became king he did what his father had done before him. This is […]

II Kings 2:9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. Am I wrong or does it seem […]

I Kings 12:7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. When you get a position of leadership it is easy to forget why God […]

I Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. God gave Solomon a large heart. He could love. He could care. He could think of others besides himself. That is who I want to be. I want to […]

I Kings 2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; I am more reminded of this truth every day. I will, like all before me, leave this earth. I want to have left a legacy of loving Jesus. I want to have left an example […]

Habakkuk 3:17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the […]

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 2:5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 
God tells Ezekiel to go preach to a nation that doesn’t want to hear him. They are rebellious. They will not hear. They will continue […]

Jeremiah 27:5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 
We would be very wise to remember that it is God that has made us and we ourselves. […]

Isaiah 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, And make them joyful in my house of prayer: Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; For mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Isaiah prophesies that the house of the Lord will be […]

Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; Line upon line, line upon line; Here a little, and there a little: Discipleship, pastoring, and the ministry are based on this principle. People grow slowly. They must learn little by little. The missionary often makes the mistake of trying to say too much […]

Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. How often do we cause our fear of man to trap us. We are afraid of what they think. We want them to like us. We worry more about what others think than what God […]

Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. God blesses men that are faithful. That means men of faith or men that have been saved will be blessed. God is at work in your life. God wants to bless you but He […]

Proverbs 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. If you can learn this truth you can save yourself a lot of heartache and frustration. More and more people will drop into hell every day until the end of the world. Death will not stop. We know that.
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Proverbs 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Ruling your spirit talks about your controlling your spirit or having self control. Without self control you are like a city with no protection against your enemies. Satan and sin will have full […]

Proverbs 24:16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked shall fall into mischief. Do not let failure deter you rather let it better you. Each time you fall pick yourself up and learn a lesson that will make you stronger and better for the Lord. Each time learn […]

Proverbs 24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. Testings come and we get upset with them but they prove us. They prove how strong we are. Temptations will come your way. Are you strong enough to withstand and honor God? Testings come in your finances, your faith, your family, […]

Proverbs 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, Neither desire to be with them. The evil men are studying in their hearts how to destroy things and they talk of mischief when they are together. One should not desire to be with them. What does your heart study? What do you talk about? What […]

Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Why do we get so hungry for something that doesn’t really exist.The Bible says that money, wealth is something that is not. Money will not stick around. The more […]

Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? There are many people around the world that are making great sacrifice for what they believe in. In fact most religions are geared around what they must do to get to heaven through works and […]

Proverbs 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction That causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Did you know that who you listen to affects what you will do and in what direction you will walk? We should all choose carefully who we will listen to. Be careful to get away from anyone […]

Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 
I often suggest to missionaries that they should read the Bible and especially the Proverbs with the idea of looking for truths that will strengthen their ministries. If you think of the different […]

Proverbs 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an hundred stripes into a fool. Which are you; a wise man or a fool? How do you deal with reproofs? In discipleship you will soon know who you should work with. If he handles reproof well then maybe he can be trained. Others […]

Proverbs 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends. This word froward refers to perverse or fraud. This person isn’t what he says he is. He loves to spread gossip and hurt the reputation of other believers. It is a sad reference to a false person. 
Not only does he spread […]

Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. The man full of anger and wrath stirs up trouble. The man who can control his anger will calm things down. I want to be careful not to be a man with a short fuse. I want to […]

Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: But a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Did you know who you spend time will determine a great deal about you? It rubs off. It is contagious. Whatever the other person or persons you hang around with are into will begin to affect […]

Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be under tribute. No matter what your job here is a proverb for you. Either you will be a leader because you are diligent or you will be a mistreated employee because you are lazy. Wow, did I say that. Is […]

Proverbs 11:9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: But through knowledge shall the just be delivered. The hypocrite’s mouth. Do you use your mouth like a hypocrite to destroy or do you use your mouth to build up and give life.