“For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; His countenance doth behold the upright.” Psalm 11:7 Righteousness is not merely a moral standard God demands; it is the very expression of His nature, the alignment of all things according to His truth. Psalm 11:7 reveals a God who is actively engaged in setting things right—restoring order where…
“The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess,…
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Psalm 133:1 It is wonderful, pleasant and beautiful when God’s people get along or live together in harmony. There is an emphasis on “God’s people” because God admonished us in the book of Hebrews 12:14 to make every effort to…
“Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.” Jonah 3:2 God’s commands are usually ones that throw us far out of our comfort zones. And because our flesh isn’t comfortable with these instructions, most times, we want to run away. The reasons we run away might be…
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 The story of Mordecai and…
“And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.” Matthew 8:2 The number one secret to answered prayers is to submit to God’s will, find out what He is willing to do at the moment, believe He can do it, and then ask Him to do…
“If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me.” John 10:37 Jesus, during His time on Earth, demonstrated incredible humility and meekness. Despite performing powerful miracles, He consistently directed the attention towards His Father rather than Himself. This humble approach sometimes made it easy to forget that Jesus was…