“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Psalm 34:18. You can’t fake brokenness. This is because brokenness goes beyond the outward displays that we might associate with it. It goes beyond tears, kneeling, etc. A broken heart is a surrendered heart….
“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Psalm 37:4. What does it mean to delight yourself in the Lord? Scripture gives us the answers in Hebrews 11:6, where we see that it is impossible to please God without faith and in John 14:15, we learn that…
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21. God spoke during creation, and from His words, water separated from land, and night separated from day. Adam was asked to name the animals, and from his words, the names animals bear today…
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:22. The Joy of obedience lies in seeing the manifestation of the things the Lord has promised and becoming like Him in the process. That’s what obedience to God does in our lives. There has never been a time…
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23. The Lord has never made a promise He cannot keep. And there has never been a time that the Lord changed His mind halfway through. Most times, we…
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:20. When you hear the phrase “You have been bought with a price.” What comes to your mind? Do you assume that since it is God who has bought you, then it is…
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33. Have you ever been overwhelmed with worry about a thing, only to turn to Jesus and pour out your troubles at His…
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10. Life is filled with trials, but we serve the God of all grace! His grace is sufficient to carry us through…
“But speaking the truth in love, we may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ.” Ephesians 4:15. Truth and love are inseparable in the life of a believer. Speaking truth without love can wound, while love without truth leads to compromise. God calls us to a balance: truth delivered…