“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” Titus 3:5 Salvation did not come to us because of any good deeds that we did or because we gained some merit. Indeed, one of the…
“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:21 Hearing God’s voice is an ability God desires for all of us, not just a select few deemed “spiritually elite.”…
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13 Salvation is the deliverance from sin and its consequences. It is offered to anyone who calls on the name of the Lord—and that name is JESUS, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which…
“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.” 1 Samuel 1:10 Hannah knew that only God could fulfill the deepest desires of her heart; therefore, she placed her trust in Him to hear her request and act on her behalf. The Lord didn’t respond to her because of…
“And the women, her neighbours, gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.” Ruth 4:17 We have seen repeatedly that God does not just do a thing for the present only but with eternity in view….
“For God shall bring every work into judgement, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14 As believers, we must allow scriptures like this to be deeply rooted in our hearts so that we remind ourselves that our sojourn on this earth is for a brief time. The…
“Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.” 2 Kings 17:34 It is unfortunate when people whom God has called out…
“But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.” 1 Thessalonians 5:8 The believer who has received light is expected to live a certain kind of life. And the Bible is not silent on what these things are. We must…
“Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” 1 Thessalonians 5:5 The believers have been called many names all through the scriptures, one of which is the children of Light and children of day. While this is true, unfortunately, not…